PHAROS  t 
andria. 
580  B.  C,  bo 


TKE  LKHTtKHISt  Of  PHAROS. 
rassn  island  off  the  coast  of  Egypt,  near  Alex- 
It  was  famous  for  its  lighthouse,  completed 
It  of  6ne  whitemarble.     Its  liglit  was  visible 
miles.-  It  existed  1600  years.    Destroyed  by 


TOE  RIME  OF  DIANA. 

THE  Temple  of  Diana  at  Ephesns 
was  220  years  in  being  built,  was 
of  imposing  richness,  was  425  feet  long, 
225  feet  broad,  and  supported  by  127 
columns  of  the-  finest  Parian  marble, 
each  column  60  feet  high  and  weighing 
150  tons — these  columns  furnished  bv 
127  Kings. 


ST ATUE  OF  JUPITER. 

THE  Colossal  Statue  of  Jupiter  in  the  Temple  of 
Olympia  at  Elis  was  of  gold  and  ivory  and  sat 
enthroned  800  years,  and  was  destrayed  by  fire 


THt  EIGHTH  WONDCR  0»  THE  WORLD. 


THE  COLOSSUS  Of  RHODES. 

*"TH1£  statue  was  105  feet  high,  and  hollow. 
■»-  with  a  winding  staircase  to  its  head.  After 
standing  56  years,  it  was  destroyed  by  an  earth- 
quake, 224  years  B.  C.  It  lay  for  nine  centuries 
on  the  ground.  It  is  said  to.  have  required  900 
c&Jiels  to  remove  the  metal,  hence  it  ranst  have 
vvtigbcd  over  700.000  pounds.  It  was  erected 
to  express  the  gratitude  of  the  City  of  Rhodes 
to  their  allies  under  the  King  of  Egypt  against 
ihe  their  enemy,  the  King  of  Macedon. 


_  who  was  the  stater,  wife  «ad  successor 
Of  Mausolus,  King  of  Carta,  B.  C.  963.  It 
was  a  rectangular  building,  surronnded  tsj 
an-  Ionic  portico  of  36  columns,  and  sg~- 
tnonnted  by  «  yramld  rising  In  34  steps, np^n 
the  summit  of  which  was  a  col os jal  mVbl» 
quadriga,  with  a  statue  of  Mausolus* 


MILLIE   CHRISTINA 

The  Carolina  Twin 

Born  In  Columbus  Co., 

North  Carolina 

JULY  11th,  1861 


ihe-pvraauds  Of  am. 

THESE  wereyoin  nnmber.  They  were  constructed  of  blocksof  red 
.-.»  Fj.J."I,d  °' a  very  eard  stone.  Theee  were  of  ewraordinary 
V'£  01  „i,s'J„ra1SIL0na"S.?  "9?  adjustment  Indicate  a  surprising  de- 
beer, VrSwS  .hSn.  .  The£re.al  pyfamid  wa,  supposed  to  Save 
•^mz.ViL,  , U' 3:8o°years  B;  C.jnd  is  of  the  enormous  sire  of 
,40  square  feet  at  us  base,  covering  about  u  acres  of  ground,  and  is 
ruler,  of  Igj-p!  ""**  probabljr  •rec,ed  ••  a  Buriarplace  for  tbe 


HE  HANGING  GARDENS  OF  BABYLON. 

THESE  were  built  by  Nebuchadnezzar  to  gratify  bis  wife,  Amytis, 
a  native  of  Media,  and  who  longed  for  something  to  remind  her 
of  her  mountain  home.  They  consisted  of  an  artificial  hill  400  feet 
square  at  the  base,  and  rising  in  terraces  to  a  height  which  .over- 
topped the  walls  of  the  city.  These  terraces  were  filled  with  luxuri- 
ant vegetation  of  all  kinds,  even  large  trees,  and  were  watered  by  a 
fountain  at  the  summit,  fed  with  water  drawn  from  the  Euphrates 

THE  WORLD/' 


Southern  California  Railway  Company.    Passenger  Department.- 
H.  G.  Thompson,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agt.  H.  K.  Gregory,  Ass'i  Gen'I  Pass.  Agt. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Jan.  30,  1895. 
To  Conductors,  Los  Angeles  to  Santa  Ana,  San  Bernardino  via  Orange, 
San  Bernardino  to  Redlands,  and  Redlands  to  Los  Angeles: 

It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman,  to  require  but  one 
ticket.  Please  be  governed  accordingly  when  Millie  Christine  is  making  a  trip 
over  any  of  our  lines  as  above  indicated. 

Yours  truly, 

H.  G.  THOMPSON,  G.  P.  A. 


The  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Co.  Northern  Central  Railway  Co. 

Phila.,  Wilmington  &  Balt.  R.  R.  Co.  Baltimore  &  Potomac  R.  R.  Co. 

Alexandria  &  Fredericksburg  Railway.  Co.        West  Jersey  Railroad  Co. 
Camden  &  Atlantic  Railroad  Co.  Office,  233  South  Fourth  Street. 

Passenger  Department. 
J.  R.  Wood,  Gen'l  Pass.  Agent.  Geo.  W.  Boyd,  Asst.  Gen'l  Pass. Agent. 

Philadelphia,  June  10,  18^4. 
Subject:  Refunding  extra  fare. 
J.  P.  Smith,  Esq.,  Grand  Central  Hotel,  New  York  City. 
Dear  Sir: 

Referring  to  your  call  at  this  office  a  few  days  since  I  enclose  herewith 
order  No.  25286  on  our  Treasurer  for  $4.71,  covering  refund  of  extra  fare  paid 
from  Washington,  D.  C.  to  Philadelphia,  June  4th,  by  Millie  Christine,  the  dual 
woman,  in  connection  with  one  first-class  ticket  between  same  points,  which 
the  conductor  lifted  on  the  ground  that  two  fares  were  necessary  to  cover 
passage. 

Please  sign  and  return  enclosed  form  of  receipt,  and  oblige, 

Very  truly, 

GEO.  W.  BOYD,  A.  G.  P.  A.,  Wash. 


Baltimore  &  Ohio  Southwestern  Railroad. 
Passenger  Department. 
City  Office,  Southeast  Corner  Fourth  and  Vine  Streets. 
O.  P.  McCarthy,  General  Passenger  Agent. 


Chas.  H.  Koenig,  District  Passenger  Agent. 
Cincinnati,  O.,  April  13,  1892. 
Conductors  B.  &  O.  S  W.  and  connecting  lines: 

This  is  to  certify  that  Manager  Smith  has  purchased  three  (3)  tickets, 
Cincinnati  to  New  York,  in  connection  with  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman, 
this  person  being  included.  It  is  customary  to  require  but  one  ticket  for 
her  passage.     Kindly  be  governed  accordingly. 

CHAS.  H.  KOENIG,  D.  P.  A.,  B.  &  O.  S  W. 


Treasurer's  Office,  T.  H.  Gibbs,  Treasurer. 
Columbia,  Nevvburg  &  Laurens  Railroad  Company. 
Columbia,  S.  C  ,  Sept.  8,  1893. 
Conductors  S.  A.  Line  and  connecting  lines: 

This  is  to  certify  that  J.  P.  Smith,  Esq.,  has  purchased  three  (3)  tickets 
from  Columbia,  S.  C.  to  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in  connection  with  Millie  Christine, 
the  dual  woman,  this  person  being  included.  It  is  customary  to  require  one 
ticket  for  her  passage. 

B.  F.  P.  LEAPHART,  Ticket  Agent,  C.  N.  &  L.  R.  R. 


Burlington,  Cedar  Rapids  and  Northern  Railway. 
Local  Freight  and  Ticket  Office. 
A.  F.  Pilcher,  Agent. 
Sioux  Falls,  So.  Dak.,  Oct.  5  1895. 
To  Conductors: 

It  is  customary  to  carry  Millie  Christine  on  one  ticket. 

Respectfully, 

A.  F.  PILCHER,  Agt. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH 


MILLIE     CHRISTINE, 


THE   CAROLINA  TWIN, 


SURNAMED 


The  Two-Headed   Nightingale, 


EIGHTH  WONDER  GF  THE  WORLD. 


None  like  me  since  the  days  of  Eve — 

None  such  perhaps  will  ever  live  " — Except  Christine  Millie.     ' 


At  each  Levee  Millie  Christine  will  sing  some  of  the  songs 
and  duets  which  will  be  found  at  the  end  of  the  book. 


Hennaqen  &.  Co.,  Frist.  Cincinnati.  O, 


SOUTHERN  FAILWAY  COMPANY,  R.  W.  Hunt,  D.  P.  A. 

OSce  of  S.  H.  Hardwick,  G.  P.  A.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Division  Pastenger  Agent.  W.  H.  Tayloe,  A.  G.  P.  A.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Charleston,  S.  C,  December  13,  1902. 
To  Conductors:— It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman, 
to  travel  on  one  ticket.     Please  be  governed  accordingly  when  she  is  travel- 
ing over  the  Southern  Railway.  Yours  very  truly, 

R.  W.  Hunt,  D.  P.  A. 


ATLANTIC  COAST  LINE,  T.  H.  Emerson,  Traffic  Mgr. 

Traffic  Department.  H.  M.  Emerson,  G.  F.  &  P.  A, 

Wilmington,  N.  C,  December  10,  1897. 
To  Conductors: — Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman,  is  transported  over 
these  lines  for  one  ticket,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  she  has  two  heads. 

Yours  trtly, 

H.  M.  Emerson,  G.  P.  A. 

BALTIMORE  AND  OHIO  RAILROAD,  S.  B.  Hege,  D.  P.  A. 

Passenger  Department.  H.  R.  Hoser,  Ticket  Ag't, 

John  K.  Cowen  and  Oscar  G.  Murry,  Receivers.  619  Pennsylvania  Ave- 

Washington,  D   C,  June  9,  1898. 
Conductors  B.  &  O.  R.  R. :— This  is  to  certify  that  Manager  Smith  has 
purchased  four  tickets  Washington,  D.  C.  to  Zanesville,  Ohio,  in  connection 
with  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman,  this  person  being  included.      You 
will  accept  one  ticket  for  the  passage  of  Millie  Christine. 

Yours  truly, 
Per  S.  B.  H.,  D.  P.  A.  J.  M.  Schryver,  G.  P.  A. 

PLANT  SYSTEM  OF  RAILWAYS.  B.  W.  Wrenn,  P.  T.  M 

Savannah,  Ga.,  November  22,  1900. 
To  Conductors: — It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  two  beaded 
woman,  to  travel  on  one  ticket.     You  will  please'govern  yourselves  accord- 
ingly. Yours  truly, 

B.  W.  Wrenn,  P.  T.  M. 

SEABOARD  AIR  LINE  RAILWAY. 

To  Conductors: — It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  two  headed 
woman,  to  travel  0:1  one  ticket.  You  will  please  govern  yourselves  accord- 
ingly. Yours  truly, 

A.  O.  MacDonell,  A.  G.  P.  A. 

ATLANTIC  VALDOSTA  &  WESTERN  RAILWAY,  Smith  D.  Pickett, 

Traffic  Department.  G.  F.  &  P.  A. 

Jacksonville,  Fla. ,  November  30,  1900. 
To  the  Conductors,  A.  V.  W.  Ry. :  — It  will  only  be  necessary  for  Millie 
Christine,  known  as  the  Dual  Woman,  to  piesent  one  ticket  for  her  passage 
over  our  line.  S.  D.  Pickett,  G.  P.  A. 

SOUTHERN  RAILWAY  COMPANY,     W.  A.  Turk,  G.  P.  A.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Office  of  C.  A.  Ben^coter,  A.  G.  P.  A.,  Chattanooga,  Tenn- 

Traveling  Passenger  Agent.  John  C.  Lusk,  T.  P.  A. 

Selma,  Ala.,  January  11,  1901. 
To  Southern  Railway  Conductors:— It  is  the  custom  for  Millie  Christine, 
the  dual  woman,  to  travel  on  one  ticket.     Please  be  governed  accordingly. 

Yours  very  truly, 

J.  O.  Lusk,  T.  P.  A. 


SKETCH  OF  THE  LIFE 


SfeSS 


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THE    CAROLINA    TWIN. 


The  Two-Headed  Lady,  the  Double-Tongued  Nightingale, 
the  Eighth  Wonder  of  the  World,  the  Puzzle  of  Science, 
the  Despair  of  Doctors,  the  Dual   Unity. 

All  of  these  names  has  she  earned  at  various  times,  with  the  final 
title  which  we  claim  for  her  in  defiance  of  any  other  or  others: 

The  Most  Wonderful  Being  Alive.' 

There  are  giants  and  giants,  dwarfs  and  dwarfs,  fat  men  and  women, 
living  skeletons  of  both  sexes,  hirsute  monsters  and  baldhe'ads  by  the 
century  ;  there  are  marvels  of  nature,  science  and  art,  of  all  which  the 
world  knows ;  but  there  can  only  be  one  Nonpareil,  one  Unequalled, 
and  that  is  the  subject  of  our  brief  sketch,  for  only  one  living  creature 
is  like  Millie  Christine,  and  her  name  is  Christine  Millie. 

But,  says  the  curious  reader,  was  there  ever  such  another  heard  of 
before  ? 

Only  one  is  on  record,  attested  as  a  fact,  and  leaving  out  of  the 
question  fabulous  monsters.  The  first  year  of  the  eighteenth  century 
\yitnessed  the  birth  of  a  similar  phenomenon  in  Hungary,  the  sisters 
Helen  and  Judith,  born  in  the  year  1701.  These  girls  were  united  at 
the  lower  part  of  the  body  only,  and  were  perfectly  distinct  beings  in 
every  way.  Helen  was  larger,  stronger,  and  better-looking  than  Judith, 
besides  being  much  more  active  and  intelligent.  These  girls  lived  to 
their  twenty-second  year,  when  Judith  fell  sick  and  died,  Helen  follow  *• 
ing  her  within  a  few  minutes  of  her  demise.     And  all  this,  you  remem- 


ber,  happened  more  than  a  century  since,  so  that  it  takes  Nature  a 
hundred  years  at  least  to  produce  such  a  marvel  again.  Helen  and 
Judith  died  at  twenty-two  years  of  age,  while  Millie  Christine  stilL 
lives,  healthy  and  happy,  at  thirty-eight,  and  bids  fair  to  attain  a  ripe 
•old  age  as  easily  as  less  wonderful  beings.  The  following  piges,  con- 
fined to  a  simple  record  of  the  facts  in  her  career,  will  therefore  prove 
of  interest  and  value. 

Miss  Millie  Christine,  or  Christine  Millie,  was  born  of  slave  parents, 
on  the  plantation  of  Mr.  Alexander  McCoy,  near  the  town  of  White- 
viile,  Columbus  County,  North  Carolina,  on  July  n,  1851.  At  her 
birth  her  mother  was  in  her  thirty-second  year.  She  was  a  handsome 
woman,  finely  formed  and  in  expellent  health.  Millie  Christine's- 
father,  of  Moorish  descent,  slender  and  sinewy,  with  the  powerful- 
activity  characteristic  of  his  race.  Prior  to  the  birth  of  Millie  Christine, 
her  mother  had  borne  seven  other  children,  five  boys  and  two  girls,  all 
of  ordinary  size,  with  no  peculiarities  of  conformation,  and  some  of 
them  are  still  alive. 

The  wonder  of  the  family,  Millie  Christine,  weighed  seventeen 
pounds  when  she  entered  the  world,  and,  although  lier  mother  was- 
only  attended  by  a  colored  midwife,  no  serious  consequences  attended 
such  a  remarkable  birth. 

But,  when  the  child  was  once  fairly  in  the  world,  how  rumor  flew 
about  the  township  of  Whiteville,  and  spread  from  thence  over  the 
whole  country!  "Have  you  seen  the  girl?"  was  the  first  question 
asked  of  every  one  by  every  one,  and  pilgrimages  to  visit  her  became 
all  the  rage  in  the  country  side. 

The  old  nurse  who  had  superintended  her  introduction  into  this 
world  was  doubtless  awestruck  at  the  anomalous  and  wonderful  addi- 
tion she  had  made  to  her  master's  property,  and  not  unnaturally  prided 
herself  on  having  assisted  Nature  to  produce  a  phenomenon;  but  the 
master  himself,  and  his  amiable  lady,  without  stopping  to  question  the 
designs  of  Providence,  immediately  surrounded  the  extraordinary  infant 
with  such  care  and  attention  as  enabled  it  to  thrive  and  grow.  The 
dual-headed  child  was  taken  from  the  cabin  to  the  mansion,  and  Mr. 
McCoy's  family  commenced  then  a  course  of  care  and  attention  to  her 
health  and  welfare. 

During  the  first  eighteen  months  of  her  life  nothing  of  importance 
occurred  to  Millie  Christine  worthy  of  note.  She  grew  as  other  girls 
<jrow,  learned  to  walk  at  twelve  months  old,  was  of  a  lively  and  agree- 
able disposition,  and  at  fifteen  months  began  to  talk  with  both  her 
nouths.  She  was  cheerful  and  active  as  any  girl  of  her  age,  with  every 
appearance  of  robust  health.  Her  vivacity  and  goodness,  together,  no 
-ioubt,  with  her  peculiar  formation,  rendered  her  the  almost  idolized 


child  of  the  mother  and  a  general  favorite  of  both  old  and  young,  and 
every  attention  and  kindness  was  bestowed  upon  her. 

At  this  time  Mr.  McCoy,  being  a  man  in  very  moderate  circum- 
stances, a  plain  farmer,  thinking  the  girl  would  become  a  burden  to 
him,  and  annoyed  with  the  frequent  visits  of  strangers  to  see  her,  de- 
termined to  dispose  of  her.  He  was  not  long  in  finding  for  her  a  pur- 
chaser, a  person  of  the  name  of  Brower,  who  offered  $10,000  for  her, 
seeing  the  possibilities  of  the  child  in  the  way  of  an  exhibition.  But 
inasmuch  as  this  Brower  was  not  possessed  of  the  requisite  cash  to  back 
his  faith,  and  only  offered  to  give  a  note  of  hand  for  the  purchase' 
money,  Mr.  McCoy  naturally  desired  some  responsible  person  to  whom 
to  look  for  the  money  in  case  of  the  non-payment  of  the  note  when 
due.  This  person  was  ultimately  found  by  Brower  in  Joseph  P.  Smith,, 
of  Wadesboro,  North  Carolina,  and  Mr.  McCoy  finally  parted  with 
Millie  Christine,  in  consideration  of  Brower's  note  for  $10,000,  en- 
dorsed by  Mr.  Smith. 

The  happy  Brower,  in  full  possession  of  his  prize,  at  once  departed 
for  New  Orleans,  in  obedience  to  a  request  from  the  medical  faculty 
of  that  city  asking  that  she  be  brought  there  for  a  scientific  exami- 
nation. 

Rooms  were  taken  and  every  preparation  made  for  the  contem- 
plated examination,  after  which  she  was  to  be  placed  on  public  exhibi- 
tion. -  It  had  been  arranged,  prior  to  their  leaving  home,  that  their 
presence  in  the  city  should  be  kept  as  quiet  as  possible,  as  the  desire 
to  see  her  would  undoubtedly  be  very  great  and  might  interfere  with 
the  examination.  This  precaution  was  not  strictly  regarded,  and  soon 
the  rooms  and  the  passages  leading  thereto  were  literally  besieged  with 
anxious  crowds  of  people  eager  to  get  a  sight  of  her. 

The  examination,  however,  at  length  took  place  and  proved  most 
satisfactory,  every  physician  in  attendance  concurring  in  pronouncing 
her  Nature's  greatest  wonder.  Being  endorsed  by  the  medical  faculty, 
she  was  now  put  on  public  exhibition,  but  from  want  of -proper  man- 
agement she  succeeded  but  indifferently. 

Mr.  Brower,  being  quite  ignorant  of  the  business  he  had  under- 
taken, despaired  of  success  after  a  few  more  efforts.  About  this  time 
he  became  acquainted  with  a  certain  adventurer  who  hailed  from 
Texas  and  boasted  of  his  immense  tracts  of  land  in  that  State.  This 
swindler  proposed  to  purchase  the  girl  by  giving  for  her  lands,  at  a 
fair  market  valuation,  to  the  amount  of  forty-five  thousand  dollars,, 
and  Brower,  having  full  confidence  in  the  would-be  millionaire,  con- 
cluded the  bargain  by  giving  possession  of  the  girl,  and  was  on  the 
following  day  to  receive  the  deeds  in  due  form.  The  day  arrived,  but 
neither  the  Texan  nor  the  deeds  were   forthcoming,   and  then  for  th« 


first  time  the  unp'.easant  fact  broke  upon  him  that  he  had  been  com- 
pletely duped.  To  gain  some  knowledge  of  hir  whereabouts  was  now 
his  first  effort ;  but  so  adroitly  was  everything  pertaining  to  her  abduc- 
tion managed  that  no  clue  to  her,  or  even  the  direction  she  had  been 
carried,  could  be  gained,  and  every  effort  for  a  time  to  learn  anything 
of  her  proved  futile. 

Mr.  Brower,  after  weeks  of  useless  search,  becoming  convinced 
that,  for  the  present,  further  efforts  to  regain  her  would  only  prove 
useless,  determined  to  return  to  North  Carolina  and  impart  to  Mr. 
Smith  his  loss,  and  to  the  mother  the  sad  intelligence  of  the  abduction 
of  her  daughter.  Words  are  inadequate  to  describe  the  anguish  of  the 
parent  on  learning  the  fate  of  her  child.  For  a  time  she  was  perfectly 
frantic,  during  six  days  refusing  food  and  for  the  same  number  of 
nights  her  eves  did  not  close  in  sleep.  Her  excellent  character,  uniform 
kindness  and  amiable  disposition  had  made  her  a  general  favorite,  so 
that  everything  that  could  be  was  cheerfully  done  to  comfort  and 
soothe  her  mind.  She  was  promised  that  no  amount  of  money  should 
be  spared,  no  effort  left  untried  to  procure  her  much -cherished  child. 
How  truly  this  promise  was  kept  the  sequel  will  prove.  Brower  and 
partner  were  bankrupt,  and  Mr.  Smith  expected  no  assistance  from 
them.  But  before  anything  could  be  done  to  recover  the  child  it  was 
necessary  that  her  original  owner  should  be  compensated  for  his  loss 
in  the  transaction.  Christine  Millie  had  been  spirited  away  to  parts 
unknown,  and  all  that  Mr.  McCoy  had  to  show  for  her  was  Brower's 
note  for  $10,000;  and  as  Brower  could  not  pay  this  money  his  en- 
dorser, Mr.  Smith,  became  the  responsible  party  and  accepted  the 
responsibility.  He  at  once  paid  the  purchase  money  in  full  to  Mr. 
McCoy,  and  took  from  him  a  deed  which  made  him  the  exclusive 
owner,  under  then  existing  laws,  of  the  person  of  Millie  Christine. 
The  proviso,  "wherever  he  could  find  her,"  was  of  course  understood, 
and  in  order, to  quiet  the  mind  of  her  mother  and  convince  her  that, 
whenever  found,  the  child  would  be  restored  to  her  care,  Mr.  Smith 
at  the  same  time  purchased  the  father,  mother  and  seven  children,  a 
transaction  of  course  involving  a  large  sum  of  money,  all  of  which  was 
dependent  for  its  recovery  on  the  recovery  of  Millie  Christine  her- 
self.   ' 

The  question  then  arose,  where  was  she,  and  if  found,  how  was  she 
to  be  recovered,  if  at  all  ? 

Mr.  Smith  found  in  the  person  of  Mr.  T.  A.  Vestal  of  Selma,  A'a- 
bama,  one  of  the  shrewdest  detectives  in  the  country,  and  Vestal  at  once 
commenced  operations,  with  the  assistance  of  two  other  detectives,  and 
ultimately  gained  intelligence  of  her  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  though 
not  before  the  lapse  of  some  fifteen  or  eighteen  months. 


Vestal  heard  fiom  a  negro  barber,  whose  confidence  he  had  obtained, 
that  about  a  year  ago  a  child  answering  her  description  had  been  in 
the  city,  and  for  a  time  had  been  secreted  in  a  celler  on  Pine  Street. 
The  cellar  was  found,  and,  through  the  influence  of  bribes,  it  was 
ascertained  from  an  old  woman  still  living  in  a  portion  of  the  house 
to  which  the  cellar  belonged  that  the  child  had  been  carried  to  New 
York.  The  next  day  Mr.  Vestal  started  for  that  city  to  prosecute  his 
search,  and  remained  there  five  weeks.  Every  effort  was  made,  but 
no  further  intelligence  of  her  could  be  learned.  If  any  one  knew  of 
her  or  had  seen  her  there,  their  mouths  were  sealed  to  the  influence  of 
money  or  persuasion.  Mr.  Vestal  began  almost  to  despair,  yet  deter- 
mined not  to  yield  his  cherished  object.  He  had  every  reason  to 
believe  she  was  alive,  for  when  taken  from  New  Orleans  she  was  in 
excellent  health.  The  papers  had  been  watched  closely  by  him,  and 
no  account  of  the  death  of  any  one  answering  her  description  had  been 
noticed,  which  certainly  would  have  been  the  case  had  she  died.  From 
New  York  he  proceeded  to  Boston;  from  thence  to  Philadelphia,  and 
ultimately  to  Newark,  New  Jersey.  There,  for  the  first  time,  he  got 
definite  information  of  her.  He  learned  from  a  man  then  keeping  a 
drinking  house  that  at  one  time,  when  engaged  as  a  cabman  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  he  had  been  hired  to  convey  a  girl  answering  her 
description  to  a  sailing  vessel,  the  name  of  which  he  did  not  remem- 
ber, bound  for  and  ready  to  sail  for  Liverpool;  that  he  had  seen  the 
vessel  depart,  and  knew  the  child  was  aboard  of  her  when  she  sailed. 
Acting  on  this  valuable  information,  Mr.  Vestal  immediately  returned 
to  North  Carolina  and  urged  on  Mr.  Smith  the  necessity  of  following 
her.  Mr.  Smith  determined  to  make  the  attempt,  and  accordingly 
prepared  for  the  journey.  Accompanied  by  the  mother  of  Christine 
Millie,  he  reached  New  York,  took  the  steamship  Atlantic,  and  after  a 
pleasant  voyage  reached  Liverpool.  There  they  learned  that  the  child 
had  been  on  exhibition  in  that  city ;  also  in  London,  Leeds  and  other 
places. 

Seated  in  a  promiscuous  crowd  of  traders  and  traveling  clerks  one 
evening,  in  front  of  his  hotel,  her  name  was  introduced,  and  he  learned 
that  a  short  time  before  she  had  been  on  exhibition  in  Glasgow,  Scot- 
land. Immediately  they  started  for  that  city,  but  on  arrival  found  that 
a  short  time  before  she  had  been  taken  back  to  England,  and  wastiien 
in  Birmingham.  So  to  that  city  they  posted,  and  on  their  arrival,  to 
their  j  y,  found  she  was  then  on  exhibition.  It  now  became  necessary 
that  extreme  caution  should  be  used,  lest  their  long-cherished  object 
would  be  frustrated  on  the  very  eve  of  consummation.  The  impatience 
of  the  mother  knew  no  bounds:  scarcely  could  she  be  restrained  from 
rushing  to  the  exhibition  room  and  defiantly  claiming  her  child,  sup- 


posing  the  party  who  then  had  possession  of  it  would  recognize  her 
claim.  She  was,  however,  at  length  convinced  of  the  imprudence  of 
such  a  course,  and  submitted  until  the  case  had  been  placed  in  the 
hands  of  the  proper  officers.  Accordingly  the  Chief  of  Police  and  a 
Select  body  of  assistants  were  called  and  a  true  statement  of  the  affairs 
given.  The  American  Consul  was  also  waited  upon  and  consulted. 
He  immediately  took  a  lively  interest  in  the  matter,  and  alvised  that 
the  arrival  of  the  American  party  be  kept  unknown  to  the  exhibitor  until 
they,  in  company  wLh  a  protective  force  of  police,  should  enter  the 
hall  that  evening;  and  should  the  child  recognize  the  mother  among 
the  audience,  it  would  be  prim- facie  evidence  of  the  facts  attempted 
to  be  established  by  them,  and  used  as  such  in  case  of  litigation. 
Accordingly,  the  impatience  of  the  mother  was  restrained  until 
the  hour  of  the  gathering  of  the  visitors,  when  a  portion  of  the  police 
(selected for  the  purpose  and  disguised)  Mr.  Smith  and  the  mother 
procured  tickets  of  admission  and  entered  the  hall,  as  casual  visitors 
impelled  only  by  the  general  curiosity.  No'  sooner,  however  had  the 
keen  eye  of  the  mother  caught  a  glimpse  of  her  longdost  child  than 
she  uttered  a  scream  of  such  heart-rending  pathos  that  the  audience 
simultaneously  rose  to  their  feet,  wondering  and  astonished.  The 
mother,  overpowered,  fell  fainting  to  the  floor.  When  resuscitated 
she  wildly  threw  her  arms  about,  crying  in  most  piteous  tones.  "My 
own  child  !  O  !  give  her  to  me  !  Do  not  take  her  away  again;  she 
needs  my  care  !  Where  is  she?"  Where  is  she?  "  While  this  scene  of 
excitement  was  going  on,  the  exhibitor  attempted  to  secrete  the  girl  in 
an  adjoining  room;  but  an  honest  Scotchman,  divining  his  intentions, 
placed  his  back  against  the  door,  and  bringing  himself  into  a  position 
that  wou'.d  have  delighted  a  pugilist,  cried  out:  "Ye'll  nae  tak'  the 
bairn  ayant  the  door,  maun  ye  wallop  me  first,  and  I'm  nae  thinkin' 
ye'll  soon  do  that." 

Such  a  scene  of  excitement  as  this  denouement  created  has  seldom 
been  witnessed.  The  women  fainted,  and  the  men,  learning  the  true 
state  of  affairs  from  the  Chief  of  Police,  who  mounted  the  stage  for  the 
purpose,  threatened  with  immediate  and  summary  punishment  the  sor- 
did villain  who  had  stolen,  for  the  purpose  of  gain,  a  helpless  child. 
He  managed,  however,  to  escape  by  jumping  from  the  second  story 
window,  which  hazirdous  feat  alone,  for  the  time,  saved  him  from  cer- 
tain and  well-merited  punishment. 

The  mother,  recovering,  took  the  child,  and  they  were  conveyed  to 
the  hotel,  where,  for  the  first  time  in  three  years,  she  slept  with  it  in 
her  arms,  forgetting,  in  the  possession  of  the  fondly-loved  and  long- 
lost  one,  the  days  and  nights  of  anguish  she  had  spent  during  its 
absence,  and  dreamed  of  naught  save  happiness  and  pleasure  to  come. 


But  her  troubles  were  not  to  end  here.  The  prize  was  too  rich  to  be 
thus  easily  given  up  by  interested  ones.  So,  on  the  following  morning, 
a  writ  of  habeas  corpus  was  served  upon  them,  requiring  the  appear- 
ance of  mother  and  child  before  the  Court  of  Admiralty,  to  show  cause 
why  she  was  taken  from  the  custody  of  the  exhibitor.  Here  the  Con- 
sul again  proved  a  friend  and  true  American  by  demanding  the  child 
as  an  American  citizen,  and  requiring  it,  as  a  minor,  to  be  placed  in 
charge  "of  the  mother,  and  that  protection  be  given  her  to  maintain  her 
maternal  rights. 

Voluminous  proofs,  giving  an  accurate  description  of  mother  and 
child,  together  with  all  necessary  facts  bearing  upon  the  case,  had  been 
carefully  procured  and  carried  there,  in  case  of  necessity.  Upon  these 
the  Consul  spoke  a  short  time,  when  the  judge,  arising,  declared  it 
useless  to  occupy  more  time,  for  from  the  opening  of  the  court  the 
case  had  been  decided  by  the  Bench.  "The  child  should  be  given 
into  the  custody  of  its  lawful  mother.  If  it  was  not  the  child  of  the 
defendants,  then  mother  never  bore  a  child.  Every  lineament,  every  ' 
feature,  every  look  betokened  it;  every  spectator  in  his  inmost  heart 
felt,  yes,  knew  it  to  be  her  child,  almost  as  certainly  as  though  they 
had  seen  it  every  hour  since  its  birth."  A  long  and  hearty  shout  of 
approbation  at  this  decision  ascended  to  the  dome  of  the  stately  old 
building. 

As  toon  as  order  was  restored,  the  plaintiff  determined  to  make 
one  more  effort;  so,  calling  the  attention  of  the  Court  to  the  fact  of 
his  ability  to  perform  all  he  promised,  he  said  he  was  ready  then  and 
there  to  settle  upon  the  mother  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  pounds 
s'.erling,  and  deed  to  her  an  elegant  house,  in  which  she  could  spend 
the  rest  of  her  days  in  luxury  and  comfort  if  she  would  remain  in 
England  and  give  him  possession  of  the  child  until  she  was  eighteen, 
to  all  of  which  nattering  offers  she  only  turned  a  deaf  ear,  preferring,  as 
she  said,  "  to  return  and  live,  as  she  had  done,  in  the  land  of  her 
birth,  with  those  she  had  known  from  infancy,  and  among  her  kindred 
and  her  friends. " 

It  should  have  been  remarked  before  that  the  Texan,  although' 
shrewd  enough  to  dupe  Brower,  was  in  turn  made  a  dupe  himself. 
Arriving  in  Philadelphia,  on  their  way  from  New  Orleans,  he  fell  in 
with  two  showmen,  Thompson  and  Miller,  who  soon  succeeded  in 
getting  possession  of  the  girl,  and  it  was  they  who  had  carried  her  to, 
and  in  whose  possession' she  was  found,  in  England.  As  Thompson 
and  Miller  had  been  most  successful  in  their  exhibitions  of  her  (in  the 
course  of  three  years  arising  from  poverty  to  comparative  affluence),  it 
was  not  to  be  presumed  they  would  willingly  abandon  the  hope  of  again 
possessing  her,  be  the  means  of  possessing  what  they  would. 


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Mr.  Smith,  the  mother  and  the  subject  of  our  sketch,  being  now- 
free  to  depart,  made  their  preparations  openly  to  return.  The  Atlantic 
had  ma  le  a  return  trip  and  was  then  at  the  Liverpool  docks.  The 
now  happy  party  again  took  passage  upon  her,  and  after  a  prosperous 
voyage  reached  New  York.  There  they  took  the  cars  and  were  soon 
landeJ  safely  in  the  good  old  State  of  North  Carolina. 

Astonishing  as  it  may  appear,  scarcely  had  the  party  reached  home 
when  th  ^se  who  had  cau  ed  sq  many  sleepleess  nights  and  days  of' 
anguish  and  trouble  made  their  appearance  in  Charlotte,  distant  from 
the  girl's  home  fifty-five  miles,  evidently  intent  upon  another  attempt 
to  regain  the  rich  prize  they  so  fraudulently  had  possession  of  for  a 
time,  but  now  wrested  from  their  avaricious  grasp.  The  citizens  of 
Charlotte,  learning  of  their  presence  and  intentions,  concluded  to  give 
them  an  admirably  fitting  suit,  composed  of  good  tar  and  excellent 
feathers,  and  the  freedom  of  the  streets  for  promenading,  with  the 
company  of  a  lusty  negro  to  keep  time  to  quickstep  on  the  end  of  a 
large  tin  kettie. 

Thompson  and  Miller,  by  accident,  learning  the  intentions  of  the 
Charlottins,  concluded  "  discretion  was  the  better  part  of  valor"  and 
decamped  by  night,  and  since  then  nothing  has  been  heard  of  either 
in  North  Carolina,  and  the  only  thing  to  remind  you  of  their  visit  'to 
that  section  is  the  chorus  of  a  negro  song  heard  at  the  corn  shuckings: 

Mas^a  Tomsin  ran  a  race  ; 

Oh  !  oh  !  o-o-o  yah  ! 
He  beat  do  fastest  hoss  in  de  place  ; 

Yah,  oh  yah  !  O  ha ! 

Millie  Christine  grew  and  flourished,  when  Mr.  Smith,  yielding  to 
the  earnest  solicitation  of  friends  who  knew  him  to  be  possessed  of  the 
world's  greatest  marvel,  allowed  her  to  be  taken  upon  a  tour  through 
the  States  of  South  Carolina,  Florida,  Georgia  and  Louisiana,  At  the 
close  of  that  tour,  in  the  City  of  New  Orleans,  an  incident  occurred 
which,  f or  a  short  time,  made  shipwreck  of  the  happiness  of  Millie 
Christine,  and  which,  but  for  the  affection  of  Mr.  and'Mrs.  Smith,  and 
the  persistence  which  that  affection  inspired,  would  probably  have 
altered  the  whole  life  of  the  child  for  the  worse.  She  was  again  kid- 
napped and  for  months  was  hurried  over  the  country,  from  place  to 
place,  and  deprived  of  the  fostering  care  of  her  natural  guardians. 
Ultimately,  however,  Mr.  'Smith's  anxiety  and  determination  were 
rewarded,  and  the  child  was  restored  to  the  arms  and  heart  of  Mrs. 
Smith,  whom  it  soon  came  to  regard  and  denominate  its  "white 
mamma."  Under  her  care  the  girl  was  reared  to  regard  with  reverence 
and  love  the  Supreme  Father  of  all  mankind,  and  speedily  grew  up  into 


II 

an  intelligent  Christian  child.  She  not  only  became  proficient  in  ele 
mentary  education,  but,  showing  a  high  appreciation  and  taste  fot, 
music,  soon  became  an  object  of  great  interest  to  all  visitors  at  Mr. 
Smith's  home  by  the  rapid  progress  she  made  in  that  accomplishment. 

The  year  i860,  the  dreadful  year  which  brought  so  much  pain  and 
suffering  to  the  United  States  of  America,  brought  its  own  individual 
sorrow  to  the  home  of  Millie  Christine.  Mr.  Smith,  after  a  few  weeks 
of  suffering,  passed  quietly  away  to  a  better  world,  mourned  by  all  who 
knew  him,  and  by  none  more  than  those  who  called  him  master. 
Indeed,  it  is  only  due  to  Mr.  Smith  and  his  wife  to  state,  and  Christine 
Millie  desires  particularly  that  it  be  inserted  in  this  sketch  of  her  life, 
that  she  experienced  at  his  death  rather  the  affliction  of  one  who  had 
lost  a  beloved  father  rather  than  a  master.  Not  only  this,  but  other 
families  on  estate  of  the  Smiths,  while  calling  the  owner  and  his  wife 
master  and  mistress,  always  regarded  them  in  the  light  of  protecting 
parents. 

But  the  war  came  on,  and  with  it  cams  those  heavy  losses  which 
prostrated  the  fortunes  of  the  Smith  family,  making  of  the  once  pros- 
perous plantation  an  unfilled  waste,  over  which  the  restless  hand  of  the 
armed  spoiler  worked  its  will.  It  was  then  that  the  kindness  of  the 
past  found  its  fruit  in  the  devotion  displayed  by  Millie  Christine  towards 
her  only  living  protector,  Mrs.  Smith,  whom  she  regards  with  filial 
affection,  and  from  whom  she  was  fully  determined  never  to  separate 
herself.  To  retrieve  the  fallen  fortunes  of  the  family  she,  now  free, 
consented  to  place  herself  on  exhibition,  and  afford  the  world  the 
opportunity  of  seeing  the  most  marvelous  physical  development  which 
has  ever  existed  in  the  human  family. 

It  may  be  mentioned  here  as  an  interesting  fact,  showing  the  strange 
mutability  of  human  fortunes,  that  Jacob,  the  father  of  this  wonderful 
being,  once  the  slave  of  the  planter  McCoy,  now  owns,  with  his  wife 
Monemia,  the  very  plantation  on  which  he  was  once  a  bondman,  and 
on  which  Millie  Christine  first  saw  the  light  of  day,  the  same  having 
been  purchased  by  her  with  the  proceeds  of  her  exhibitions  as  a  present 
to  her  father  and  mother. 

It  will  be  necessary  to  append  to  this  sketch  a  few  of  the  medical 
and  surgical  reports  on  Millie  Christine's  physical  organization  ;  but  it 
may  not  be  uninteresting  to  give  a  brief  description  of  her  as  she  strikes 
the  mind  and  eye  of  a  familiar  friend.  Millie  Christine,  physicall), 
has  but  one  existence  ;  mentally,  she  has  two,  perfectly  developed. 
From  the  middle  of  the  single  spine  grow  two  perfectly  developed 
busts,  each  of  which  has  a  pair  of  fine  arms,  and  terminates  in  an  in- 
teresting head.  Both  heads  are  adorned  with  curling  black  hair ;  each 
has  a  pair  of  sparkling  black  eyes,  constantly  lit  up  by  intelligence? 


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which,  at  any  outburst  of  fun  and  humor,  seem  literally  to  dance  with 
glee;  while  each  mouth  is  adorned  with  a  set  of  brilliant  teeth.  The 
two  faces  are  bright  and  interesting,  but  differ  materially  in  features, 
one  resembling  Jacob,  the  father,  the  other  Monemia,  the  mother. 
There  is  very  little  distinction  to  be  made  in  the  two  developments. 
The  two  sets  of  brams  always  agree  in  forming  the  same  conclusions; 
equilly  amiable,  and  equally  agreeable  in  character,  they  never  form 
different  ideas  on  the  same  subjects,  and  the  thoughts  of  each  are  char- 
acterized by  that  independence  which  is  usually  exhibited  by  natives 
of  America.  The  tastes  and  habits  of  the  two  are  alike  ;  both  are  fond 
of  music  and  dancing,  both  take  interest  in  the  same  amusements; 
indeed,  this  marvelous  organization  shows  its  wonder  in  nothing  more 
evidently  than  its  perfect  happiness.  The  two  minds  can  converse 
each  through  its  own  lip=;.  The  being  is  never  at  a  loss  for  society  or 
fjr  company,  for  each  has,  attached  to  itself,  another  existence;  a-.d 
yet  in  no  single  instance  his  a  particle  of  disagreement  ever  occurred 
to  conflict  with  the  happiness  or  comfort  of  either.  If  the,  one  mind 
formed  the  fancy  to  be  in  London,  and  the  other  desired  its  body  to 
proceed  to 'Paris,  a  conflict  might  ensue;  providentially,  this  seems 
impossible,  and  has  never  occurred.  Christine  has  a  soprano  voice, 
Millie  a  contralto ;  and  they  sing  duets  together  with  exquisite  taste 
and  sweetness.  Their  natural  taste  for  music  has  been  conscientiously 
aid  carefully  cultivated  by  their  kind  protectress,  and  the  public  will 
not  be  slow  to  discover  that  they  have  as  much  power  to  please  and 
amuse  as  a  very  large  number  of  artistes  of  estabhshed  reputation.  It 
should  now  be.  sUted  that  Millie  Christine  has  four  legs,  on  which  she 
walks  with  grice  and  ease;  but  she  can  use  the  outer  ones  only  for 
purposes  of  locomotion.  She  is  a  very  graceful  dancer,  and  executes 
the  schottische,  polka  or  waltz  with  equal  ease.  Her  manners  in  the 
presence  of  strangers  are  most  engaging.  She  does  not  object  to  speak 
of  herself  or  her  own  peculiarities,  and  her  two  minds  are  always  as 
one  on  these  points.  The  two  minds  composed  some  verses  descriptive 
of  herself,  which  the  two  voices  repeated  in  unison,  and,  although  of 
no  great  literary  merit,  they  are  simple  and  expressive.  The  verses  are 
as  follows : 

'Tis  not  modest  of  one's  self  to  speak; 
But,  daily  scanned  from  liead  to  feet, 
I  freely  t  :Lk  of  everything, 
Sometimes  to  persons  wondering. 

Some  persons  say  I  must  be  two, 
The  doctors  say  this  is  not  true; 
Some  cry  out  humbug  till  they  see, 
"Waen  thoy  say — jreat  mystery ! 


Two  heads,  four  arms,  four  feet, 
All  in  one  perfect  body  meet; 
I  am  most  wonderfully  made 
All  scientific  men  have  said. 

None  like  mc  since  the  days  of  Eve — 
I  iNone  such,  perhaps,  will  ever  live — 
If  marvel  to  myself  am  I, 
"Why  not  to  all  who  pass  me  by? 

I'm  happy,  quite,  because  content,  » 

For  some  wise  purpose  I  was  sent; 
My  mater  knows  what  ho  h.is  done, 
Y*'hether  I'm  created  two  or  one. 

The  medical  reports  on  the  anatomical  cons'.ruction  of  this  extra- 
ordinary phenomenon  are  published  separately  for  the  benefit  of  the 
scientific  and  the  gratification  of  the  curious,  but  sufficient  may  be 
here  sated  to  satisfy  the  ordinary  interest  of  the  public.  A  number  of 
gentlemen  connected  with  Jefferson  Medical  College,  in  the  city  of 
Philadelphia,  examined  Christine  Millie.  Among  them  were  Drs. 
Pancoast,  Meigs,  Bidde,  Wallace  and  Dickson,  ail  well  known  in  the 
•medico-scientific  world.  Forney's  Press  contains  the  following  report 
•of  the  clinic  : 

At  a  special  clinic  recently  held  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  "Christine 
-Millie"  was  submitted  to  a  scientific  anatomical  examination. 

Assembled  at  the  clinic  we  found  Professors  Pancoast,  Ormsby,  Rand  and 
Gross,  and  Drs.  Meigs,  "W.  H.  Pancoast,  Gardette,  Riy,  Turnbull,  Atkinson, 
Barson,  Eache,  Dickson,  Cohen,  Atlee,  Andrews  and  others,  well  known  to  sur- 
gical fame. 

The  double-headed  girl  was  introduced  by  Dr.  William  H.  ranccast,  th6 
demonstrator  of  anatomy  at  the  College,  and  a  general  feeling  of  astonishment 
was  felt  "when  it  "was  discovered  that,  instead  of  a  monstrosity  there  was  ex- 
hibited to  the  professional  talent  assembled  a  well-educated,  intelligent,  quick- 
-witted girl,  with  nothing  about  her  that  was  repulsive  or  calculated  to  offend  the 
most  fastidious,  but  which  at  once  stamped  her  as  a  wonder  and  a  sourca  of  tcien- 
t  fie  information  to  these  learned  in  anatomy.'-' 

Dr.  Pancoast  stated  that  the  body  had  been  placed  under  his  professional 
care,  ^nd,  owing  to  the  important  questions  involved,  a  private  examination  h'id 
been  made  by  Professors  Pancoast  and  Gross,  and  Drs.  Sevie  and  Andrew.--,  which 
had  verijed  all  the  opinions  expressed  as  to  her  duality.       '  * 

It  was  then  state  1  that  this  remarkable  freak  of  nature  was  united  at  the  lat- 
eral posterior  portion  of  the  pelvis,  -while  above  that  point  they  were  separated — 
had  separ  .te  chests,  two  pairs  of  fully  developed  arms,  but  only  one  trunk. 

The  double-headed  possessed  separate  intellectual  faculties  a  s  entirely  distinct 
as  was  the  brain  power  of  two  different  individuals,  while  their  faces  indica'ed, 
to  a  remarkable  degree,  intelligc  nee  of  a  high  oreler  and  amiability.  Thelowir 
portion  of  the  body  had  inclined  outwards  from  each  side,  and  the  lower  limbs 
were  inferior,  and  not  so  fully  developed  as  the  arms. 


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A  series  of  experiments  was  then  made  tinder  the  direction  of  Professors 

Pancoast,  Atlee,  Maury,  and  others,  calculated  to  demonstrate  the  construction 
of  the  nervous  system,  -which  showed  that  while  above  the  junction  the  sense  of 
feeling  was  separate  and  distinct  in  each,  below  the  union  it  was  in  common.  A 
touch  upon  the  foot  of  one  would  ba  instantly  detected  by  the  other,  while  a  hand 
placed  upon  either  shoulder  was  only  noticed  by  the  one  touched. 

The  pulse  of  Millie  was  found  to  be  about  four  beats  slower  than  that  of 
Christine,  while  the  beat  of  the  two  heatts  was  nearly  the  same. 

An  impromptu  performance  was  given  at  the  cliinc  in  order  to  show  the  agility 
of  the  girl,  and,  to  the  astonishment  of  the  audience,  dances  were  executed,  con- 
versations carried  on  between  the  two  heads,  and  conversations  with  two  differ- 
ent persons  at  one  ant  the  same  time.  They  stood  upon  their  outer  limbs, 
walked  about  with  a  pleasing  undulating  motion,  and  Christine  lifted  the  other 
by  the  ligature  at  the  pelvis  mer.ly  by  inclining  her  bo  'y  to  one  side.  To  cap 
the  clinax,  a  duet  was  executed  by  the  gi.d,  displaying  aiudc.il  knowledge,  cul- 
ture, perfect  time  and  tune,  or.e  head  ta  ing  the  sopr.mo  and  <he  other  the  alto,- 
and  then,  in  order  to  show  the  sympathetic  n  iture  of  their  voices,  "Sweet  bpirit, 
Hear  my  Piayer,"'  was  given  in  admirable  style. 

Some  of  the  leading  statesmen  in  Washington  manifested  great  in- 
terest in  the  case,  and  two  of  the  most  eminent  physicians  in  the  city- 
wore  afforded  an  opportunity  to  make  an  examination.  Respecting  it, 
the  Washington  Republican  says  •  "The  examination  by  Dr.  Bliss  and 
Dr.  Borland  was  most  satisfactory,  and  revealed  the  fact  that  the  repre- 
sentations made  by  the  young  lady's  guardians  are  entirely  correct,  the 
girl  being  but  of  one  body,  with  two  heads,  four  arms,  four  feet,  two 
sets  of  lungs,  two  hearts,  but  only  one  physical  organization.  The 
doctors  express  themselves  as  entirely  satisfied  that  the  young  lady  is. 
the  most  wonderful  human  being  on  the  face  of  the  earth." 

The  Baltimore  Sun,  a  paper  of  very  high  standing  in  Maryland,, 
says:  "There  is,  at  the  juncture  of  the  trunk,  but  one  spinal  column. 
The  nervous  system  sesms  to  be  identical,  but  each  possesses  individual 
consciousness,  and  each  head  does  its  own  thinking.  On  the  other 
han J,  the  appetite  is  the  same ;  when  one  is  hungry  the  other  is  the 
same.  The  digestive  organs  are  independent.  As  she  moves  about: 
she  looks  like  two  bright  young  copper-colored  girls  tied  together  in: 
the  middle,  in  the  same  dress,  which  is  cut  short  so  as  to  display  the 
movements  of  four  feet.  The  busts  of  each  are  very  nearly  symmet- 
rical; the  heads  and  necks,  shoulders  and  arm?,  are  perfect.  The 
faces  are  round,  bright  and  intelligent;  eyes  large  and  clear;  hair 
black  and  glossy. " 

The  pre:s  of  all  the  large  cities  in  America  bore  similar  testimony... 

During  the  past  few  months  Millie  Christine  has  received  an  enor- 
mous number  of  visitors.  Christine  Millie's  receptions  have  always 
been  attended  by  great  numbers  of  people.  In  the  city  of  Washing- 
ton, during  a  fortnight's  stay,  thirty  thousand  persons  attended  her 


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receptions;  in  Philadelphia,  during  eight  weeks,  a  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  visited  her;  in  Boston,  seventy  thousand  in  three  weeks; 
and  in  New  York,  in  a  single  day,  ten  thousand  persons  flocked  to  see 
her.  Christine  Millie  has  made  an  extensive  tour  of  Europe,  and 
remained  there  several  years.  The  Liverpool  Mercury has  the  following 
regarding  her. 

EXTEAORDINARY  PHYSICAL  PHENOMENON. 
Since  the  days  wLen  the  Siamese  twins  arrived  ia  this  country  aid  occa- 
«ionedso  much  exc  te  cent  in  medical  circles,  no  illustration  of  the  freaks  of  na- 
ture has  been  found  at  all  appraachuig  in  its  remarkable  character  to  tLat  given 
in  the  person  of  Chr  stine  Millie,  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  who  arrived  at  this 
port  on  Tuesday,  per  City  of  Brussels,  from  New  York.  The  young  person 
•who  is  about  to  pr at  eed  t  >  London  for  exhibition,  is  the  child  of  parents  f  r- 
merly  slaves  in  North  Carol. na,  still  living,  and  having  several  other  children, 
and  "was  herself  born  a  slave.  It  is  scarcely  possible  by  a  written  description 
to  convey  anything  like  an  adequate  idei  of  the  marvelous  physical  organiza- 
tion of  tlrs  extraordinary  being.  In  figure,  Christine  Millie,  who  is  19  yea  s 
of  age,  is  rather  short,  and  possesses  two  heads  upon  one  body,  with  two  well- 
developed  chests  and  iour  arms.  This  p  rtion  of  the  f  larne  is  as  perfectly  dis- 
tinct in  each  figure  as  if  t  e  upper  part  were  the  heads  of  two  persons  ;  but  at 
tha  lateral  posterior  portion  oi  tLe  pelvis  there  is  but  one  body,  with  one  spine, 
the  1  jw  r  parts  of  which  gradually  incline  outwards  from  each  side,  and  termi- 
nate with  four  legs.  The  faces  are  of  tLe  Afr.can  type,  w.th  thick  lips  and  large 
mouth,  denoting  the  rave  from  which  the  girl  has  descended  ;  but  in  conversa- 
tion the  countenances  brighten  with  intelligence,  and  those  who  have  had  t..e 
■oppo  tunity  of  seeing  the  girl  could  not  fail  to  be  pleased  with  the  geniality  of 
lier  manner  and  with  the  store  of  information  which  she  has  ather  command.  The 
question  which  naturally  arises,  and  whichifc  seems  difficult  to  solre,^,  whether 
tLis  is  one  being,  or  whether,  in  same  extraordinary  manner,  two  persons  Lave 
thus  marvelously  joined  together.  A  very  careful  anat  >mical  examination,  made 
by  t'.e  professors  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  America,  has  led  to  the  discovery 
th.it  the  lungs,  heart,  and  functions  of  digestion  are  those  of  two  persons,  ap- 
parently perfect  and  healthy  in  each,  but  that  the  whole  of  the  lower  organiza- 
tion of  the  body  is  that  of  one  female,  with  the  exception  of  the  four  legs.  Each 
5hea:l  is  s  dd  tn  possess  sep  irate  intellectual  faculties,  as  entirely  distinct  as  the 
ibrain  po^ver  of  t  to  different  individuds,  and  the  volitions  of  the  will  are  inde- 
ipendmt,  but  very  much  in  harmony  with  each  other.  In  proof  of  this  the  two 
mouths  will  at  the  same  time  converse  with  different  persons  upon  topics  of  a 
widely  different  character,  and  will  join  in  singing  a  duet,  one  taking  the  sop- 
rano and  the  other  the  contralto  part.  Experiments  have  been  tr  ed  with  aview 
t )  de  nonstrate  the  nervous  system,  which  showed  that  whilst  above  the  junc- 
tion the  sense  of  feeling  was  separate  and  distinct  in  each,  below  the  point  of 
ainion  it  was  commin.  Tans,  a  hand  placed  up  an  the  shoulder  of  either  was 
notice!  only  by  the  one  touched,  but  a  pressure  of  the  foct  was  instantly  felt 
by  each. 

.Yesterday  a  private  party  of  ladies  and  gentlemen  had  an  interview  with 
this  extraordinary  person  at  the  Washington  Hotel,  and  were  both  a-tonished 
:and  pleased.  She  seems  remarkably  cheerful,  suffers  no  inconvenience  or  pain 
rftrora  peculiar  physical  orga  liza  i  m,  dances  with  freedom,  and,  tor  one  of  her 
irnee,  sings  with  considerable  ta-sle  and  expression.        *        *        *        *       *  ... 


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The  editor  of  the  Liverpool  Dally  Post  says  : 

THE  NEW  PHENOMENA. 

A  numerous  party  assembled  yesterday  at  the  "Washington  Hotel  to  "  inter- 
view" a  most  extraordinary  natural  Phenomena  who  is  abcut  to  be  exhibited  in_ 
Londoa  as  the  "  Two-Headed  Nightingale."        s.      *        *        * 

Christine  Millie  is  a  phenomenon  of  the  Siamese  twin  order,  but  far  more 
wonderful,  for  instead  of  two  bodies  connected  with  a  bgature,  there  is  only 
one  torso,  the  body  separating  a  little  above  the  wa:st.  There  are  two  distinct 
busts  and  p.irs  of  shoulders,  two  heads,  four  arm-,  and  four  legs.  Anatomical 
examination  has  proved  that  tbe  young  lady — she  is  nineteen  years  of  age — 
has  two  sets  of  lungs,  and  two  digestions.  '<it  is  certain  there  are  mentally 
two  perfect  individualities,  for  conversations  may  be  carried  on  with  each  of 
the  two  persons  so  mysterious1^7  blended  in  one  ;  and,  each  having  a  very  pretty 
fj'ft  of  sing'.ng,  they  perform  duets  in  parts.  Christine  Milhe  also  dances  very 
gracefully,  and  appears  to  have  no  difficulty  in  moving  abcut,  and  in  no  way 
differs  in  appearance  from  two  animated  and  engaging  young  negresses,  who  for 
(•port  have  agreed  to  pass  an  hour  tied  together  nearly  back  to  back.  The  ex- 
ceedingly amiable  and  merry  disposition  of  the  mysterious  pair  deprives  the 
exhibition  altogether  of  that  painful  element  which  was  present  even  in  the 
case  of  these  practical  philosophers,  the  Siamese  Twins.  Christine  Millie 
"first  saw  the  light"  as  a  slave  in  North  Carolina,  and  the  lady  on  whose  estate 
sb.3  was  born,  and  by  whom  she  has  been  most  affectionately  and  successfully 
educated,  accompanied  her  to  England.  All  who  met  Chrirtine  Millie  yester- 
day must  have  felt  interested  in  her  fortunes,  and  well  disposed  to  meet  her  again. 

From  the  Liverpool  Daily  Courier: 

AKEIVAL  OF  CURIOSITIES  OF  NATURE. 

Amongst  the  visitors  who  arrived  at  Liverpool  from  New  York  on  Tuesday 
in  the  Iamai  steamer  City  of  Brussels,  was  a  party  of  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
whom  the  indefatigable  Mr.  Barnum,  of  showman  notoriety,  has  nothing  to  do 
with,  though  here  for  the  edification  of  the  curious. 

The  most  singular  and  physiologically  interesting  member  of  the  party  is  a 
young  lady,  between  eighteen  and  nineteen  vears  of  age,  or  rather,  two  young 
1  idies  rolled  into  one,  who  is  certainly  a  rival  to  the  famous  Siamese  T  *,  ins,  and 
very  much  more  at: ractive  in  appearance  than  Messrs.  Chang  and  Eag.  Those 
who  saw  the  Siamese  Twins  duriag  their  presence  in  England  will  have  a  vivid 
recollection  of  the  painful  look  that  their  featurs  bore,  and  the  constrained  move- 
ments of  their  bodies  while  walking  in  any  direction.  There  is  a  total  absence 
of  this  in  the  young  lady  who  bears  the  name  of  Miss  Christine  Millie,  whose 
four  bright  black  eyes  and  dazzling  rows  of  pearly-white  teeth  light  up  a  fair 
Creole  complexion  with  an  animation  that  is  really  attractive.  This  singular  lusus 
natural  is  the  offspring  of  parents  who  were  slaves  m  North  Carolina  previous  to 
the  American  civiLwar,  and  has  several  brothers  and  sisters  who  are  like  ordinary 
humanity.  During  the  strugle  tbe  family  suffered  considerable  priva'ions;  but 
as  a  carious  illustration  of  the  changes  which  have  taken  place  in  Southern  soci- 
ety, through  the  war  and  the  declaration  of  freedom  from  slavery,  it  may  be 
mentioned  that  the  fa  her  of  Christine  Millie  is  now  the  owner  of  the  plantation 
on  which  he  was  ones  a  slave.  As  to  the  young  lady  herself — for  we  have  surgical 
authority  for  describing  her— she  has  bodily  only  one  person,  though  possessed 


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of  two  heads,  two  pairs  of  shoulders,  four  arms,  and  two  pairs  of  legs,  amalga- 
mated curiously  with  one  trunk.  We  can  only  say  that  an  hour's  audience  with, 
her  yesterday  afternoon  proved  her  to  be  a  cultured,  self-possessed  and  accom- 
plished person,  who  had  a  most  singular  attribute  of  being  able  to  ho'.d  two 
totally  distinct  conversations  at  the  same  time  with  different  persons,  or  the 
same  person,  can  sing  a  duet  very  tastefully  and  tmeful'y  in  two  voices,  so- 
prano and  contralto,  and  can  daace  r,  mazourka  with  singular  grace  and  facility. 
There  was  no  difficulty  made  in  exhibiting  the  upper  portion  of  the  dorsal  con- 
nection, and  it  wes  done  without  any  infringement  of  modesty. 

From  the  Liverpool  Leader 

"MOST  EXTEAOEDLNAEY." 

In  the  steamship  City  of  Brussels,  from  New  York,  on  the  2d  of  May,  1871, 
arrived  a  cargo  which,  in  the  words  of  Mr.  Tool*3,  may  be  termed  "most  ex- 
traordinary." Of  all  the  cariosities  ever  unearthed  by  the  immortal  Barnum, 
•  iione  can  compare  in  the  most  minute  degree  with  Millie  Christine,  a  daughter 
.or  daughters -whichever  the  fastidious  please— of  the  State  of  North  Carolina. 
They  first  saw  the  light  nineteen  years  ago,  and  the  mother  is  presumably  the 
founder  of  that  gigantic  Woman's  Eights  Association  in  America,  which  has  lately 
made  formidable  inroads  upon  English  t  ociety.  Here  we  have  a  young  lady  with 
one  body,  but  two  distinct  minds,  borne  by  two  sepaiate  heads.  All  the  intelli- 
gent men  who  saw  her  at  the  Washington  Hotel  the  other  day,  can  bear  witness 
to  the  marvellous  intelligence  which  predominates  in  both  brains  ;  the  conversa- 
tional powers  of  the  two  heads  at  once  in  communication  with  two  different 
persons;  upon  diffeient  topics,  would  sufficiently  testify  it.  But  the  marvel  did 
not  stop  here  ;  some  of  the  sweetest  duets  in  the  language  of  music  were  sang  by 
a  high  soprano  and  a  pure  contralto.  The  notes  issued  from  two  heads,  and  yet 
but  one  trunk  supplied  the  verve.  It  may  now  be  added  that  this  extraordinary 
trunk  has  two  pai  s  of  perfect  legs,  terminating  in  symmetrical  and  very  pretty 
1  feet,  and  that,  moving  upon  their  pedal  extremities,  the  trunk  exh  bits  the  very 
poetry  of  motion.  The  polka,  the  raazDurka,  the  schottische,  are  delineated  by 
these  two  pair i  of  pretty  feet,  in  perfect  time  and  harmony,  and  the  spectator  is 
rewarded  not  by  one  smiie,  as  in  the  case  of  ordinary  young  ladies,  but  by  two- 
distinct  smiles,  winked  at  you  by  two  pairs  of  :  jarkling  and  roguish  eyes,  and 
thrown  at  you  by  two  diffe.ent  sets  of  the  purest  ivory  that  ever  adorned  the 
mouth  of  an  Indian  Sultana.  There  are  a  lot  of  people  here,  or  elsewhere,  always- 
readjr  to  strai  rat  the  smallest  go  .t  and  s  vallow  the  biggest  camel,  who  will  doubt- 
less put  this  ysung  lady  down  as  outside  the  pale  of  ordinary  humanity.  If  this 
prejudice  should  carry  one  so  far  as  to  avoid  her,  they  alone  will  be  the  losers. 
We  can  testify  th  it  no  person  of  ordinary  intelligence  cm  be  in  her  company  for 
half  an  hour  without  yielding  tc  the  charm  of  her  manner  and  the  fascination  of 
her  double  smiles.  She  has  you  on  both  sides.  If  you  remove  your  head  from 
one  position  you  are  immedia'.ely  the  victim  of  another  pair  of  eyes,  v-hich  fix 
you  and,  in  fact,  tr  msfix  you.  c  We  candidly  ad  Tit  that  we  were  fascinated,  and 
that  we  immediately  lost  sight  of  the  phenomenon  and  became  overpowered  by 
the  influence  of  this  dual  brain.  The  young  la  ly  will  s-hortly  hold  levees  in  Lon- 
don, and  the  public  of  Liverpool  may  hope  to  see  h.  r  by-and-by.  The  eminent 
medical  men  of  the  United  Stat?s  testify  that  this""  remark  able  freak  of  nature  is 
united  at  the  lateral  posterior  por  ion  of  the  pelvis,  while  above  that  portion 
they  *artf      separated,     have    separate      chests,     two     p;.ir     of    fully      (level- 


oped  arms,  but  only  one  trunk.  With  the  double  head  they  possess  separate 
intellectual  faculties  as  entirely  distinct  as  in  the  brain  power  of  two  different 
udividuals,  while  their  f ac  es  indicate  to  a  remarkable  degree  intelligence  of  a 
high  order  and  great  amiability. 

VISIT  OF  EMINENT  MEN  IN  LIVERPOOL  TO  MILLIE  CHRISTINE. 

On  the  4th  of  May  a  reception  for  medical  men  was  held  at  the  "Washington 
Ho  el,  Liverpool,  r.nd  was  a  tended  by  the  f  >llowing  eminent  members  of  that 
faculty :  Dr.  Nevins,  Dr.  Eickersteth?  Dr.  McGregor,  Dr.  Greegan,  Dr.  Slack, 
Dr.  Gorst,  Dr.  Steele,  Mr.  T.  Bickerton,  FR.C.S.,  etc.;  Mr.  Edgar  Browne, 
M.R.C.S.  ;{Mr.  Jas.  Pen  Harris,  Mr.  W.  H.  Manifold,  etc.  Having  had  an  oppor- 
tunity of  explaining  the  bond  of  union,  these  eminent  men  were  unanimously  of 
the  opinion  that  Millie  Christine  is  the  most  extraordinary  phenomenon  the 
world  ha  >  ever  seen. 

THE  TWO-HEADED  GIRL. 

LAUGHABLE  ACCOUNT    OF   THE    TWO-HEADED    GIKL   BY    A  WESTERN   EDITOB, 

"Girls  in  this  city  are  divided  into  two  classes — single-headed  girls  and 
double-headed  d.tto.  The  single-headed  ones  are  certainly  the  most  numerous, 
but  the  double-headed  ones  appear  to  be  the  most  attractive.  This  is  evident 
from  the  fact,  that  while  we  can  see  a  single-headed  girl  almost  any  time,  we 
have  to  pay  in  order  to  be  introduced  to  the  maid  with  the  duplex'  cranium.  We 
;s  y  'maid' because  the  last  double-healed  girl  we  saw  was  not  married.  There 
was  one  man  who  courted  her  successfully,  as  he  thought,  for  a  time,  but  before 
^popping  the  question  he  kissed  one  face  first,  and  could  never  get  the  consent  of 
the  other  head.  She  is  now  waiting  till  a  two-headed  man  comes  along,  and  is 
gay  with  hope. 

,  "This  duplex  g'rl,  however,  must  be  in  every  way  a  desira1  le  match. 
Though  the  assurance  given  that  she  eats  with  both  heads  may  tell  against  her 
with  parsimonious  wooers,  yet  the  fact  that  she  buys  dress- s  for  one  only  must 
be  an  immense  advantage.  Thesvme  with  h:r  talking.  The  two-headed  girl 
'must  be  extremely  circumspect,  not  on'y  ii  hr  walk,  but  in  her  conversation. 
As  she  can  never  have  a  secret,  she  can  have  no  opportunity  to  go  around  telling 
it.  Nei  her  will  any  one  ever  tell  a  secret  to  one  head  for  fear  that  the  other 
would  split  upon  it. 

"  The  fact  of  having  two  tongues  should  not  militate  against  her,  as,  if  she 
bad  only  one,  s-he  would  probably  keep  it  going  all  the  time,  while,  if  she  uses 
two,  the  one  deadens  the  so  and  of  the  other.  Whichever  way  we  look  at  the 
two-headed  girl  we  see  her  to  advantage,  though  we  don't  mean  to  say  the  least 
that  should  be  understood  to  disparage  a  girl  because  she  happens  to  be  born 
with  only  one  head." 

After  an  absence  of  eight  years  Christine  Millie  returned  to  her 
jnative  land  on  October  ist,  1878.  Her  tour  abroad  was  a  continued 
-ovation  of  success.  She  visited  the  principal  cities  and  towns  in  Eng- 
land, France,  Germany,  Belgium,  Italy,  Hungary,  Austria,  Holland 
and  Russia.^  At  every  point  the  young  lady  was  commanded  to  ap- 
pear before  the  nobility  and  rulers  of  these  great  countries.  Kingly 
presents  and  valuable  jewels  were  given  as  tokens  of  appreciation  not 
.only  of  her  as  a  remarkable  curiosity,  but  of  her  graceful  bearing,  her 


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contented  disposition  and  of  her  artistic  musical  abilities.  Before  she 
had  landed,  upon  her  arrival,  a  representative  of  the  New  Fork  Herald 
greeted  her,  and  the  next  morning  that  journal  gave  forth  to  the  whole 
United  States  the  return  of  one  of  its  children,  who  had  fully  estab- 
lished herself  to  be  the  greatest  curiosity  of  the  greatest  country  in  the 
world.  Since  her  return  she  has  exhibited  to  thousands  in  the  cities 
of  Boston,  Philadelphia  and  New  York.  While  in  Philadelphia  she 
again  appeared  before  the  professors  and  students  of  the  Jefferson 
Medical  College.  Professor  Pancoast  for  the  second  time  examined 
her.  A  portion  of  his  lecture  is  extracted  from  the  Philadelphia  Evening 
Telegraph. 

-  -This  afternoon,  at  1  o'clock,  Millie  and.  Christine  were  given  a  scientific  ex- 
amination by  Professor  W.  H.  Pancoast,  at  his  clinic,  at  the  Jefferson  Medical 
College  Hospital.  The  well-like  room  was  crowded,  and  Professor  Pancoast  busy 
removing  a  cancer  from  a  patient  when  the  reporter  arrived.  During  the  opera* 
tion  Baron  Littlefinger  and  Count  Rosebud,  two  most  intelligent  dwarfs — perfect 
little  men  in  figure— were  present,  and  appeared  interes'ed  spectators  of  the  op- 
eration. In  introducing  Millie  and  Christine,  the  Professor  said  that  he  consid- 
ered them  the  most  interesting  personages  that  have  ever  come  under  the  notice  of 
scientific  men,  far  more  interesting  than  the  Siamese  Twins.  In  the  midst  of  his. 
discourse  the  young  ladies  entered,  clad  in  green  silk  on  their  two  bodies,  pretty- 
little  bronze  boots  on  the  four  feet,  white  kids  on  their  four  hands.  They  moved. 
forward  like  an  expanded  V,  with  a  crab-like  movement  that  was  not  ungraceful. 
Born  back-to-back,  the  Professor  explained  that  the  natural  desire  of  each  to- 
walk  face  forward  had  twisted  them  in  their  present  position.  'Separate  entities,. 
separate  individualities,  each  can  pursue  separate  lines  of  thought  and  conversa- 
tion independent  of  the  other.  From  habit  their  appetites  call  for  food  and  drink 
-at  the  same  time.  All  the  ills  of  flesh  are  not,  however,  necessarily  theirs  in, 
common.  One  may  have  the  toothache  and  the  o  her  be  free  from  any  ache. 
But  in  the  examination  conducted  to-day  the  Professor  discovered  a  remarkable 
development  of  sensibility  since  his  previous  eximination  eight  years  ago. 
Touching  them  on  any  extreme  of  the  body,  on  any  foot  for  example,  both  in 
common  were  conscious  of  the  touch.  .Christine  has  been  and  is  now  the  larger 
and  stronger  of  the  two.  As  children  they  used  to  have  little  struggles  and  quar- 
rels for  supremacy,  but,  as  they  coula  not  get  away  from  each  other,  they  early 
concluded  that  the  best  way  to  get  along  in  their  novel  path  through  life  was  to. 
yield  to  each  other.  ■"  Their  present  happiness  and  affection  for  each  other  is  am 
example  for  couples  who  are  yoked  together  in  maritalbonds.  Sometimes  Chris- 
tine rolls  over  Millie  in  bed  without  awakening  her.  Both  can  sleep  separately. 
They  can  stand  and  walk  on  their  outside  legs,  bnt  they  prefer  to  walk  oa  alt 
fours.  *Vf  Hie  cannot  lift  up  Christine's  legs,  or  Christine  Millie's  legs:  Since  the- 
Hungarian  sisters,  there  has  been  no  similar  case  reporied  reaching  adult  life  for 
170  year3t  ">The  bond  of  union  between  these,  which  is  just  above  the  bones  c  f 
the  spine,  is  chiefly  cartilaginous,  but  the  spines  are  so  closely  approximated  that 
there  is  an  osseous  union  between  them.  To  the  question  by  Professor  Pancoast, 
whether  either  was  engaged  to  be  married,  each  denied  the  soft  impeachment 
with  decision,  though  the  Profes  >ur  explained  that  physically  there  are  no  serious 
objections  to  the  marriage  of  Her  or  Them  ;  but  morally  there  was  a  most  decided 


one.  During  the  Professor's  lecture  the  Misses  Christine  Mi  lie  and  Millie  Chris- 
tine appeared  very  much  inter  -steel  in  thi  diagnosis  of  their  singular  cond  tion, 
and  evidenced  their  superior  intelligence  by  their  apt  and  rendy  answers. 

While  abroad  Millie  Christine  made  herself  mistress  of  the  French, 
German,  Italian,  and  Spanish  languiges.  Always  industrious,  she 
makes  her  entire  wardrobe,  even  to  her  dresses,  for  exhibition  pur- 
poses, She  dresses  herself  without  trouble.  Having  lived  thus  long 
together,  they  express  no  desire  to  be  parted  and  hope  to  leave  this 
-vorld  as  they  came  into  it — together. 


'THE  MISSOURI  PACIFIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY,  August  Sundholm,  P.  &  T.  A. 

St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern  Railway  Co.  G    H.  Richie, 

and  Guy  E.  Thompson,  Ass'ts. 

Leased,  Operated  and  Independent  Lines.  S    W.  Cor   Markham  &  Louis- 

iana Sts.  &  Union  Depot. 
.     Little  Rock,  Ark.,  Ftbruary  19,  1899. 
Conductors  S.  L.,  I.  M.  &  S.  Ry  and  Connecting  Lines: — It  is  custom- 
ary  to  carry  Millie  Christine  on  one  ticket.     Respectfully, 

August  Sundholm,  P.  &  T.  A. 


NORFOLK  &  WESTERN  RAILWAY  CO.,  C.  H.  Bos'.ey,  D.  P.  A., 

Notfolk  &  Richmond  Vt  stibuled  Limited.  Jno.  E.  Wagner,  C.  P.  &  T.  A., 

Fastest  Train  in  the  Scuth.  838  Main  St.,  Richmond,  Va. 

VIRGINIA  AND  OHIO  LINE.  W.  E.  Hazlewood,  P.  A..  93  Granby  St. 

West  and  North- West.  under  Monticello  Hotel,  Norfolk.  Va. 

Norfolk,  Va.,  April  25,  1903. 
To  Conductors,  Norfolk  and  Western  Railway  Company. 

Gentlemen: — For  your  information  I  beg ^to^advise  tbatTmana?er  of 
Millie  Christine,  a  dual  woman,  ii  in  the'habit  of ,/'only*'purchasing  one 
ticket  for  her.  This  custom  has  l^een  "adhered  to^andjrecognizedj by  ail 
lines.  Yours  truly, 

W.  E.  Hazlewood,  P.  A. 


Certificates  of  Eminent  Medical  Men 


Hundreds   of  certificates   might   be  given,  but  the  following  ara 
sufficient  : 

I",100  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan.,  1871. 
I  have  examined  Millie  Christine  and  consider  her  a  more  interesting  anatom- 
ical curiosity  than  the  Siamese  Twin=!,  on  whose  bodies  I  ma'le  (assisted  by  a 
colleague)  a  po  t-mortem  examination.  I  consider  the  union  of  the  Carolina  Twin 
more  curious  ev.  n  than  the  famous  Hungarian  Sister-,  wh)  -were  bra  October 
26th,  1701.  Millie  Christine  is  jo'ned  by  the  bacrum  and  coccyx.  Theloweipart 
of  the  spinal  cords  are  unite  1  together.  There  are  separate  bladder.-,  but  one 
common  vagina,  one  uterus  to  be  recognized,  and  one  peifect  anus.  The  bond 
of  the  union  at  this  date  measures  26  inches  in  circumference- 

Wl.  H.  PANCOAST,  11.  D.,  etc. 

t 

1,117  Speuce  Stbeet,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan.  20th,  1SS2. 
I  have  had  the  opportunity  (in  couj unction  with  Prof e-sors  Gross  and  Pan- 
coast)  of  examining  very  carefully  the  celebrated  Carolina  Twin.  She  and  they 
^are  simply  wonderful  in  their  anatomical  construction — far  more  so  than  the 
Hungarian  Sisters  or  the  Siamese  Twins.  Intellectual'y  thty'fre  sepa-ate  and 
distinct,  sexually  but  one.  BrCtura  and  v.igina  in  common  and  possessing  but 
one  uterus.  T.  H.  ANDEEWS,  M.D. 

New  Yoek.  City,  August  5th,  1871. 
The  undersigned  were  among  those  who  were  invited  t o  visit  llillie  Christen 
to-day,  heartily  concurring  in  all  former  medical  reports  relative  to  she  and  iits£} 
being  both  two  and  yet  but  one  person,  stamping  her  as  the  world's  greatest  and 
most  interesting  personage  : 

Dr.  Axdeesox,  Dr.  Coopee,  University  Medical  College. 

Dr.  Davidson,  Prof.  Caemichael,  Dr.  C.  H.  Beown, 

Dr.  Beuce,  Dr.  E.  B.  Beldex,  Dr.  J.  C.  Boulle, 

Dr.  Cbohptox,  Dr.  Woostee,  Dr.  I.  C.  McCoy, 

Dr.  Chadsey,  Dr.  Beach,  Dr.  S.  W.  David, 

Dr.  Babkee,  Dr.  Dejiabest. 


Lancet,  Medical  Journal  of  England. 
The  following  prominent  se'entific  men  of  Great  Britain  are  among  the  few 
«ho  vouch  for  the  genuineness  ot  the  marvelo.:s  Two-Headed  Nightingale  : 
Sib  JAMES  PAGET,  Bart,  Pres.  E.C.S.,  F.E.S.,  &c. 
Sib  W.  W:  GULL,  Bart,  M.D.,  F.B.C.,  &c. 
Sib  W.  FERGUSON,  Bart,  M.D.,  F.E.C.S.,  &c. 
S:b  HENRY  THOMPSON,  F.E.C.S.,  M.D. 
HENRY  FEE,  F.E.C.S.,  &c. 


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*nd  leading  surgeons  and  medical  men  of  Russia,  Austria,  Switzerland,  Ger 
aany,  Spain,  France,  Italy  and  Belgium  fully  concur  and  endorse  the  statements 
ove  given. 


15  South  Charloot  St.,  11th  Jan.,  1856. 
I  have  this  day  examined  Millie  Christine,  and  find  that  the  hand  of  union 
is  between  15  and  17  inches  in  circumference,  involving  at  1.  ast  the  hones  of  the- 
sacrum  and  coccyx  immovable,  uniting  the  sacral  nerves  and  spinal  cord,  so  as  to 
constitute  one  individual,  or  two  girls  in  one  nervous  system.  I  also  find  both 
heads  pprightly  and  intelligent,  and  deem  her  a  much  greater  curiosity  than  the 
Siamese  Twins.  (Signed.)  JOHN  LEZARS,    fc 

Professor  of  Surgery  to  the  Royal  College  of  Surgery,  and  Senior  Operating  Sur- 
geon in  the  Royal  Infirmary  of  Edinburgh.  • 


New  Orleans,  10th  Feb.,  1858. 

I  have  this  day  examined  the  "Two-Headed  Girl,"  and  find  her  to  be  a  very 
remarkable  anatomical  curiosity.  The  spines  are  united,  having  rectum  and 
Tagina  in  common.  J.  C.  NOTT,  M,D, 

I  fully  concur  in  the  abore  opinion.  THOS.  HUNT,  M.D. 


St.  Louis,  Mo.,  May  28th,  1858. 
We,  the  undersigned,  having  made  a  critical  examination  of  the  lusus  naturae. 
known  as  the  "Two-Headed  Girl, "  now  being  exhibi'ed  in  cur  city  by  Mr.  Ves- 
tal, would  beg  leave  to  state  that  this  wonder,  as  regards  the  pelvic  arrangements 
is,  in  our  opinion,  one  ;  in  all  other  particulars  double.  o 

john  b.  Mcdowell,  m.d.,  wm.  carr  lane,  m.d.   . 

b.  f.  edwards,  m.d.,  j.  m.  scott,  m.d. 


St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  July  13th,  1858. 
The  undersigned,  physicians  of  St.  Joseph,  having  been  invited  to  see  the 
lusus  naturae  now  on  exhibition  in  the  city,  fully  concur  in  the  statement  that  it 
is  the  greatest  wonder  of  the  age,  having  two  heads,  four  legs,  four  arms  and  bui; 
one  body,  and  one  consolidated  pelvis,  and  perfect  sympathy  of  desire. 

W.  L  HEDDEW,  M.D.,  J.  A.  CHAMBERS,  M.D., 

J.  H.  CRAJP>.  M.D.,  O.  B.  KNODE,  M  D., 

C.  CATLETT,  M.D.  • 


ROYAL  GUEST. 


THE  FAMOUS 


TWo-Headed  NiaBtinaale. 


Four  Times  by  Command  before  the  Royal  Family. 

Thrice  before  the  Prince  and  Princess  of  Wales  and  also  before 

all  the  Crowned  Heads  of  Europe. 


A  Boyal  Guest. — By  Royal  Command,  Mile.  Millie  Christine,  the 
marvelous  "Two-headed  Nightingale,"  visited  her  Majesty  the 
Queen  at  Buckingham  Palace. ^London  Times.  • 

Mile.  Millie  Christine,  the  famous  "  Two-headed  Nightingale," 
had  the  honor  of  appearing  (by  command)  before  H.  B.  H.  the 
Princess  of  Wales,  at  Marlborough  H<3use. — Pall  Mall  Gazette. 

H.  B.  H.  the  Prince  of  Wales,  accompanied  by  Prince  John  of 
Glucksburg  and  Mr.  Paget,  attended  by  Col.  Keppel  and  H.  I.  H. 
the  Grand  Duke  Wladimar  of  Bussia  and  Suite,  attended  by  Col. 
Ellis,  paid  a  visit  to  the  exhibition  of  the  "  Two-headed  Nightin- 
gale "  at  Willis's  Rooms.— Morning  Post. 

So  much  pleased  was  Her  Boyal  Highness  the  Princess  of  Wales 
with  the  "Two-headed Nightingale,"  on  her  departure  for  the  con. 
tinent,  she  left  orders  that  a  couple  of  brooches  should  be  presented 
to  the  tvo-in-one  young  ladies. — The  Standard.  ° 

Tbey  have  been  well  educated,  and  appear  happy,  lively,  and 
good  tempered. — London  Times. 

The  "  Two-headed  Nighfingale"  sings  popular  duets  very  sweetly 
and  cleverly. — Daily  Telegraph. 

Her  care  will  no  doubt  be  regarded  with  great  interest. — London 
Daily  News. 

The  Carolina  Twin,  Christine  Millie,  is  the  owner  of  a  most  val- 
uable brooch,  presented  to  her  by  H.  M.  G.  Queen  Victoria. 

MttiT.tr  Christine  a  Boyal  Favobite. — Piccadilly  Hall  was  closed 
last  night,  for  Millie  and  Chrissie  were  commanded  to  appear  at 
Marlborough  House — her  third  time  there. — London  Times.  v 


MUSICAL    ENTERTAINMENT 


BY 


MILLIE  CHRISTINE, 


THE 


TWO-HEADED    NIGHTINGALE. 


Selections  from  the  following,  and  many  other  songs,  will  le  simg  as  Due& 
by  Millie  Christine,  at  each  reception. 


O'ER   THE  WAVES  WE  TLOAT. 
Words  by  J.  E.  Carpenter.  Music  by  Stephen  Glover* 

O'er  the  -waves  we  fh  at,  v  e  float, 

Fairies  two,  in  our  fairy  boat, 

Fanned  by  the  breezes,  racked  by  the  tide, 

In  our  nautilus  barque  we  glid-,  we  glide. 

When  the  strong  cordage  snaps  in  tLe  gale, 

Safe  o'er  the  surges  we  sail,  we  i-a  1; 

In  the  bright  calm  we  rest  on  the  deep, 

And,  lulled  by  the  zyphyrs,  we  sleep,  we  sleep. 

Cast  by  the  winds  from  shore  to  thore, 

A  moment  you  view  us,  and  then  no  more. 

The  nautilus  shell,  by  human  eye?, 

Is  seen  on  the  water*,  that  sink  and  rise, 

Over  the  billows  away  and  away  ; 

Ours  is  the  freedom  tbat  knows  no  decay.. 

Braving  the  tempest,  and  stemming  the  tide, 

In  sa'ety  forever,  we  glide,  v,  e  glide.    ' 

"As  for  Millie  Chrissy,  the  two-headed  girl,  she  is  a  perfect  little  gem  or 
gems,  or  a  gem  an d  a •  half,  we  don't  know  whi^h.  She  sings  with  one  or  t^o 
voices  very  sweetly,  and  in  dancing  we  never  saw  any  cne  mere  graceful.  W3 
expected  to  see  a  monstrosity,  "but  were  agree  ably  disappointed  ;  on  the  contrary, 
we  found  her  pleasing  in  appearance,  agreeahle  in  her  manners,  and  endowed 
with  good  conversa'ional  poweis.  Great  care  and  attention  must  have  been  be- 
stowed upon  her  education. "^A'eto  York  Times.   ' 


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"Tate  the  children  and  go  to  Odd  Fellow's  Hall,  and  see  the  wonderful  two- 
headed  girl  combination  while  yon  have  an  opportunity,  and  you  wi'l  thank  us 
.for  the  advice. " —  Washington  Republican. 


WHIP-POOR-WILL'S  SONG. 
A  Ballad. 

Composed  by  H.  Millard. 

Oh,  meet  me  when  daylight  is  fading, 

A-.,d  is  darkening  into  the  night, 
When  soag-birds  are  singing  their  vespers, 

And  the  day  has  far  vanished  from  sight ; 
And  then  I  will  tell  you,  darling, 

All  the  love  I  have  cherished  so  long, 
If  you  wi'l  but  meet  me  at  even:ng, 

When  you  hear  the  first  whip-poor- wi'.l's  song. 

Choktjs. 

Oh  meet  me,* oh  meet  me, 

When  you  hear  the  first  whip-poor-will's  song. 

*Tis  said  that,  whatever  sweet  feelings 

May  be  throbbing  within  a  fond  heart, 
When  listening  to  whip-poo  -will's  singing, 

For  a  twelvemonth  wLl  never  depart ; 
So  then  ^  e  will  meet  in  the  woodland, 

Far  away  from  the  hurrying  throng, 
Arid  whisper  our  love  to  ea.  h  other, 

When  we  hear  the  first  whip-poor-will's  song. 

Whip-poo?--icill,  &c. 

And  in  the  long  years  of  the  future, 

Though  our  duties  may  part  vis  awhile, 
And  on  the  return  of  thic  evening, 

We  be  severed  by  many  a  mile  ; 
Yet  deep  in  our  bosoms  we'  1  cherish 

The  affection,  so  fervent  and  strong, 
We  pledged  to  each  .ther  th:s  evening, 

When  we  heard  the  first  whip-poor-will's  song. 

.     Whip-poor-will,  &c. 

"There  are  a  lot  of  people  in  England,  as  elsewhere,  always  ready  to  straiD 
at  the  smallest  gnat  and  swallow  the  biggest  cmiel,  who  will  doubtless  put  this 
young  la.1,  y  down  as  outside  the  pale  of  ord.nary  humanity;  if  this  prejudice 
•■ahor.ld  cairy  :ny  so  far  as  to  lead  them  to  avoid  her,  they  alone  will  be  the 
losers  "—liverpobl  Leader. 


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"  This  wonderful  exhii  ition  is  of  the  most  chaste  character,  and  we  can 
safely  recommend  ifc  to  lathers,  mothers,  sons  and  daughters." — Boston  Tran- 
script. 

PUT  ME  IN  MY  LITTLE  BED. 
Words  by  Dexter  Smith.  Music  by  C.  A.  White. 

Oh,  birdie,  I  am  tired  now; 

I  do  not  care  to  hear  you  sing  ; 
You've  sung  your  happy  songs  all  day, 

Now  put  your  head  beneath  your  wing. 
I'm  s'eepy,  too,  as  I  can  be ; 

And,  sister,  when  my  prayer  is  said 
I  want  to  lay  me  down  to  rest, 

So  put  me  in  my  little  bed. 

Choktjs.  . ' 

*  Come,  sister,  come,  ' 

KibS  me  good-night, 
For  I  rny  evening  prayer  have  said, 
I'm  tired  now,  and  sleepy  too, 
Come  put  me  in  my  little  bed. 

Oh,  sister,  what  did  mother  say 

"When  she  was  called  to  heaven  away  ? 
She  told  me  always  to  be  good, 

And  never,  never,  go  astray  ; 
I  can't  f  rg  t  the  day  she  died, 

She  placed  htr  hand  upon  my  head, 
She  whispered  softly,  "Keep  my  child," 

And  then  they  told  me  she  was  dead. 

Come,  sister,  come,  &c. 

Dear  sister,  come  and  hear  my  prayer, 

N  w,  ere  I  .ay  me  down  to  sleep 
Within  my  Heavenly  Father's  care, 

While  augels  br;ght  their  vigils  keep. 
Aad  iet  me  ask  of  Him  above 

To  keep  my  soul  in  paths  of  right, 
Oh  !  let  me  thank  Him  for  His  love, 

Ere  I  shall  say  my  last  "good-night." 

Come,  sister,  come,  &c. 


"Millie  Chr'stine  dances  very  gracefully,  and  appears  to  have  no  difficulty 
in  moving  about,  aud  in  no  way  differs  ia  appearance  from  two  animated  and 
engaging  young  mulatto  ladies,  who,  for  s^ort,  have  agreed  to  pass  an  hour  tied 
**>gether  nearly  back  to  b.ick" — Liverpool  Daily  Post. 


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"Each  bead  s  said  to  possess  separate  intellectual  faculties,  as  entirely  dif- 
ferent as  the  brain  power  of  two  individuals,  and  the  volitions  of  the  will  are  iu- 
dependent,  but  very  much  in  harmony  with  each  other." — Liverpool  Daily  Mer- 
cury 

LITTLE  FOOTSTEPS. 
Song  axd  Chorus  by  J.  A.  Barney. 

Little  footsteps,  soft  and  gentle, 

Gliding  by  our  cottage  door, 
%  How  I  love  to  hear  their  trample, 

As  I  heard  in  days  c  f  yore. 
Tiuy  feet  that  traveled  lightly 

In  this  weary  world  c  f  woe, 
Now  silent  in  yonder  churchyard, 

Neath  the  dismal  grave  below. 

Chorus. 

Little  footsteps,  soft  and  gentle, 
Gliding  by  our  cottage  door. 

She  sleeps  the  sleep  that  knows  no  waking, 

By  the  golden  river's  shore  ; 
And  my  heart  it  yearns  with  sadness, 

"When  I  pass  that  cottage  door. 
Sweetly,  now,  the  angels  carol 

Tidings  from  oir  loved  one,  far, 
That  she  still  does  hover  o'er  us, 

And  will  be  our  guiding  star. 

Chorus. 
She  sleeps  the  sleep  that  knows  no  waking,  etc. 

Little  footsteps  now  will  journey 

In  the  world  of  sin  no  mere  ; 
Ne'er  they'll  press  the  sandbanks  lightly, 

By  the  golden  river's  shore. 
Mother,  weep  not ;  father,  grieve  not, 

Try  to  smooth  your  trouble  o'er, 
For  I'll  think  of  her  as  sleeping, 

Not  as  dead,  but  gone  before. 

Choeus. 
Little  footsteps  now  will  journey,  etc. 

"A'l  the  intelligent  men  who  saw  her  at  the  Washington  Hotel,  the  other 
day,  cau  bear  witness  to  the  marvelous  intelligence  which  predominates  in  both 
brains." — Liverpool  Leader. 

"The  exceedingly  merry  and  amiable  disposition  of  the  mysterious  pair 
deprives  the  exhibition  altogether  of  that  painful  element  which  was  present 
even  in  the  case  of  those  practical  philosophers,  the  Siamese  twins." — Liverpool 
Daily  Post 


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"As  to  the  young  lady  herself — for  we  have  surgical  authority  for  paying 
so — she  has  bodily  only  one  persoD,  though  possessed  of  two  heads,  two  pairs 
of  shoulders,  four  arms,  and  two  pairs  of  Ieg3,  amalgamated  curiously  with  one 
trunk." — Liverpool  Daily  Courier. 


UNDER  THE  DAISES. 

A  Ballad,  by  H.  Millabd. 

I've  just  been  learning  the  lesson  of  life, 

The  sad,  sad  lesson  of  loving, 
And  all  of  its  powers,  of  pleasure  or  pain, 

Been  slowly  and  sadly  proving  ; 
And  all  that's  left  of  tie  bright,  bright  dream, 

With  its  thousand  brilliint  phases, 
Is  a  handful  of  dust,  in  a  coma  hid, 

A  coffin  under  the  daisies. 

The  beautiful,  beautiful  daisies, 
The  snowy,  snowy  daisies. 

And  thus,  forever,  throughout  the  wide  world 

Is  love  a  sorrow  proving  ; 
There  are  still  many  soirowful  things  in  life, 

Bat  the  saddest  of  all  is  loving.  , 

Tae  life  of  some  is  worse  than  death, 

For  fate  a  high  wall  oft  raises, 
And  far  better  with  two  hearts  estranged, 

Is  alo  v  grave  starred  with  daisies. 
The  beautifu1,  beautiful  daisies, 
The  snowy,  snowy  daisies. 

And  so  'tis  better  we  lived  as  we  did, 

The  summer  of  love  together, 
Aud  that  one  of  us  tired,  and  laid  down  to  rest, 

Ere  the  coming  of  wintry  weather. 
For  the  sad  lest  of  love  is  love  grown  cold, 

And  'tis  one  of  its  surest  phases, 
So  I  bless  my  lot,  though  with  breaking  heart, 

For  that  grave  enstarred  with  daisies. 
(The  beautiful,  beautiful  daisies. 
The  snowy,  snowy  daisies. 

"  There  was  no  difficulty  made  in  exhibiting  the  upper  portion  of  the  dorsal' 
connection,  and  it  was  done  without  any  infringement  of  modesty." — Liverpool- 
Mercury. 

"A'l  who  met  Millie  Christine  yesterday  must  have  hit  interested  in  her 
foriune-,  and  well  disposed  to  meet  her  agaiD." — Liverpool  Daily  Post. 


"  The  two-headed  girl  would  be  a  good  juror — she  could  look  at  both  sides 
of  the  ease  at  the -same  time." — Cincinnati  Enquirer. 

"  Their  reception  at  the  Masonic  Temple  has  been  attended  by  thousands  o£ 
our  best  citizens." — Baltimore  American. 


MOTHER  WOULD   COMFORT   ME. 

Words  and  3Iusic  by  C.    C.  Sawyer. 

"Wounded  and  sorrowful,  far  from  my  home, 
Sick  amon,'  strangers,  uncared  for,  unknown, 
Evea  the  bir  ]?,  th;.t  use.!  sweetly  to  sing, 
Are  silent,  and  swiftly  have  taken  the  wing. 
No  ODe  but  mo  ber  can  c  e>r  me  to-day, 
No  one  for  me  could  sj  ferv-ntly  pray. 
None  to  console  me,  no  kind  friend  is  near; 
Mother  would  comfort  me  if  she  were  hese. 


Gently  her  hand  o'er  my  forehead  she'd  press,. 
Trying  to  free  me  from  pain  and  distres-; 
Kindly  she'd  siy  to  m  •,  "  Be  <  f  good  cheer,. 
Mother  will  comfoit  you;  mother  is  heie." 

If  she  were  with  me,  I  soon  would  forget 
My  pain  and  my  sorrow;  no  more  w  ould  I  f rc-t ; 
One  kiss  fr  jm  her  lips,  or  one  look  from  her  eye. 
Would  raa-e  me  contented,  and  willing  t  j  die  ! 
Gently  her  hand  o'er  my  torehtad  she'd  press, 
Trying  to  free  me  from  pain  and  distress  ; 
Kindly  she'd  say  to  me,  "Be  of  good  cheer; 
Mother  will  comfort  you,  mother  is  here  !" 

Choeus.— Gently  her  hand,  &c. 

Cheerfully,  faithfully,  mother  woull  stay, 
Always  beside  me,  by  night  and  byT  day; 
If  I  should  murmur,  or  wish  to  complain, 
Her  gentle  voice  woull  soon  calm  me  again. 
Sweety  a  mother's  love  shines  like  a  star, 
Bright  st  in  darkness,  when  daylight's  afar; 
In  clouds  or  in  sunshine,  pleasure  or  pain, 
Mothers  affection  is  ever  the  same. 

Choeus. — Gently  her  hand,  &c. 

"She  has  you  on  both  sides;  if  you  remove  your  head  from  one  position^, 
you  are  immediately  tin  victim  of  another  pair  of  eyes-,  which  fix  you;  in  facV 
transfix  you." — Liverpool  Leader. 


3° 

WATCHING  THE  DAYLIGHT  FADE. 

4Jhristine.  Where  shall  we  wander  at  evening, 

Seeking  rethement's  shade, 
On  its  seclusion  reposing, 
Watching  the  daylight  fade? 

Millie.  Down  by  the  brook  we'll  wander  alone, 

Naught  but  the  sky  above, 
There,  while  we  hear  the  breezes  moan. 
We'll  sing  the  songs  we  love. 

Moth.  There  will  we  wander  together, 

Chasing  our  cares  away, 
Down  by  the  banks  of  the  river, 
Cheerfully  singing  our  lay. 

Millie.  Come  we  alone  to  seek  delight, 

Moth.  La,  la,  la;  la,  la,  la;  la,  la,  la;  la,  la,  la,  la; 

Cheeriu  ly  watch  the  coming  of  night, 
La,  la,  la;  la,  la,  la;  la,  la,  la;  la,  la,  la,  la; 
Come  we  alone  to  seek  delight,  &c. 

Moth.  See,  the  sun  is  slowly  retiring, 

Evening's  dark  veil  is  spreading  so  fast; 
See,  the  siars  are  faintly  peeping, 
Now  the  time  of  day  is  past. 

See,  the  sun  is  slowly  retiring,  &c. 

Christine.  Hsre  wi  1  we  wander  together, 

Seeking  retirement's  shade, 
Ou  its  seclusion  reposing, 
Watching  the  daylight  fade. 

Millie.  Here,  by  the  brook,  we'll  wander  alone, 

Naught  but  the  sky  above, 
Here,  while  we  b  ear  the  breezes  moan, 
We'll  sing  the  songs  we  love. 

Jfoth.  Here  will  we  wander  together, 

Chasing  our  cares  away, 
Down  by  the  side  of  the  river, 
Joyfully  singing  our  lay. 


*    «   O   >  -4- 


FKOM  OUR  MERRV  SWISS  HOME. 

Duet. 

From  our  merry  Swiss  home  we  come,  we  come; 
Our  hearts  are  light  and  free; 
With  a  smile  we  greet  every  eye  we  meet, 
Two  merry  hearts  are  we. 

The  live-l^rg  day  we  chant  our  lay, 
La,  la,  la,  la,  la,  la,  la,  la.  la,  la,  la,  la,  la; 
Two  merry  hearts,  two  merry  hearts, 
Two  merry  hearts  are  we,  are  we, 
Two  meTy  hearts  are  we,  are  we, 
Two  merrv  hearts  are  we. 


3i 

Solo. 

When  the  adven.^  of  morning  appears  in  the  sky, 

"We  ris  1 1  om  oar  peaceful  r^po  e, 
To  the  va  ley,  the  meadow,  tii«  mo  ntain  wj  Lie, 

To  cull  eac  i  fair  flow'ret  that  grows. 
Chorus. — From  our  imrry,  &c. 

Solo,  Second  Voice. 

Though  humble  our  cot  on  the  mountain  may  be, 

A  life  of  c  intcntment  we  Jive; 
We  sigh  no   for  we,dtti,    rom  it  s  cares  we  are  free, 

For  we  1th  cannot  liapp  ne-s  give. 
Chorus. — From  our  merry,  &c. 


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THE  DEAK,  DEAR  FRIENDS  AT  HOME. 

Written  and  Composed  by  Professor  W.  Wilson,  expressly  for  Miss 
Millie  Christine. 

What  cheers  us  when  we  are  far  away 

From  home  and  all  we  1  ive; 

When  storm  and  d  nger  hedge  us  rounu, 

And  all  is  dark  above? 

When  lightnings  flash  an!  thunders  roar 

O'er  ocean's  seething  f  am  ? 

It  is  the  thought  that  h  aven  hears 

The  prayers  of  friends  at  home. 

Chorus. 

The  dear,  dear  friends  at  home, 
The  d  ar,  d3  r  friends  at  home, 
Kind  he  iven  will  surely  hear  the  prayers 
Of  onr  dear  frieuds  at  home. 
Our  father,  with  his  sdv  ry  hair, 
Onrmoth-r,  kind  and  fond, 
Our  sisters,  and  our  brothers  dear, 
The  same  kind  thoughts  respond. 
The  win  I  blows  fair,  our  vessel  sails 
Right  gaily  o'er  the  foam, 
And  soon  again  we  hope  to  greet, 
The  dear  old  friends  at  home. 
Chorus.  — The  dear,  dear,  &e. 


WARBLING  WATERS. 


Where  the  warbling  waters  flow, 
And  the  zephyrs  gently  blow; 
Wnere  tie  wa  bling  waters  flow, 
And  the  zephyrs  gently  blow. 
The  fairies  dwell;  theiairies  dwell 
In  grassy  dell,  iu  grassy  dell, 
Where  the  for  st  lowers  grow, 
And  the  zephyrs  gently  blow, 
Where  the  forest  flowers  grow, 
And  the  z  phyrs  gently  blow. 

Solo,  1st  Voice — And  a  joyous  h  me  is  theirs, 
For  it  knows  not  mortal  care, 

Solo,  2d  Voice  —And  its  onlv  tear 

Is  tbe  dewdrop  clear 

That  tLe  bending  lily  bears. 


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Duet — Anil  its  only  t^ar  is  the  dewdiop  clear 
That  the  bending  hly  bears; 
And  its  only  tear  is  the  dewdrop  clear 
•  That  the  bend  ng  lily  beai  s, 
That  the  bending  li  y  bears, 
That  the  bending  Hly  bears. 
■ ►  »  «»-»—« 

STRANGERS  YET. 

strangers  yet,  aft  r  years  of  life  together, 
After  fair  and  stormy  weather; 

Aft  r  travels  in  far  lands ;  after  touch  of  wedded  hands, 
Why  thus  joined,  why  ever  met,  if  they  must  be  strangers  yet. 
Strangers  yet,  strangers  jet. 

After  childhood  winning  way;  after  care  and  blame  and  pra:se; 
Counsel  asked  and  wisdom  given  -  alter  mutual  prayers  to  heaven; 
Child  and  parent  scarce  regret,  when  they  part  are  strangers  yet. 
Strangers  yet,  strangers  yet. 

"Will  it  evermore  be  time,  spirits  (-till  mpervious? 

Shall  we  rjever  fairly  stand,  soul  to  soul,  as  hand  to  hand? 

Aie  the  bounds  eternal  set,  to  retain  us  strangers  yet? 

«  Strangers  ye  ,  strangers  yet. 


WANDERING  IN  THE  MAY-TIME. 

Wandering  in  the  May-time,  sweet  it  is  to  rove, 
Jus   before  the  hay-time,  through  the  leafy  grove; 
When  tue  grass  is  bending,  wave- like  in  the  breeze, 
And  the  win  e-thoms  sending  perfumes  from  the  trees, 
And  the  white-thorns  sendiDg  perfumes  from  the  trees. 

Solo: — First  Voice. 

Sprincj  she  is  a  maiden,  waiting  to  be  wooed, 
Hiding  blossoms  laden  in  her  solitude; 
Coy  she  is,  ami  meeker  than  the  summer  fair, 
But  for  those  who  seek  her,  gifts  sh-  has  more  rare," 
Bu'  for  those  who  seek  her,  gifts  she  has  more  rare. 
^(Repeat  1st  verse. ) 

Solo. — Seco7id  Voice. 

Yes,  her  sweets  will  rifle  all  her  brightest  flowers — 
Of  her  wealth  »  trifle,  they  shall  soon  be  ours; 
When  the  birds  are  singing  welcome  to  the  May, 
When  the  flowers  are  springing,  we'll  be  there  to-day. 

Duet. 

Just,  just  before  the  hay-time,  birds  begin  to  sing, 
Wandering  in  the  May-time,  welcome  to  tbe  Spring; 
Just  bef  re  tho  h  iy  time,  sweet  it  is  to  rove, 
Wan  ering  i  .  the  May-time,  throuuh  the  le  fy  grove, 
Wande  in_,'  in  the  May -time,  through  the  leafy  grove. 

Just  bef  re  the  hay-tirr.e,  sweet  it  is  to  rove, 
Winder  ng  i  ■  the  Miy-tine,  through  the  hafy  grove; 
W.u  de  in  .  i.i  t!:e  May-time,  wandering  in  the  May-time, 
'lhiough,  iLrouyh,  thiougk  the  leufy  grove. 

Among  the  mi'lions  cf  human  beings  inhabiting  tfce  globe  there  is  but  one  two- 
jkeader.     Every  one  should  sec  her,  talk  to  her,  hear  her  sing  and  s.  e  her  dance. 


Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Railway. 
\V.  L.  Danley,  Gen'l  Pass,  ami  Ticket  Agent. 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  Oct.  20.  1892. 
Conductors  N,  C.  &  St.  L.  Ry.: 

This  is  to  certify  that  Manager  Smith  is  authorized  to  purchase  one  ticket 
good  for  ten  seats  Nashville  to  Atlanta,  in  connection  Millie  Christine,  the  dual 
woman,  this  person  being  included.  It  is  customary  to  require  but  one  ticket 
for  her  passage.     Kindly  be  governed  accordingly. 

■      W.  L.  DANLEY,  G.  P.  &  T.  A. 


Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway  Co. 
office  of 
Division  Freight  and  Passenger  Agent. 
425  Pierce  St..  Iowa  Savings  Bank  Building. 
Sioux  City,  Iowa,  Sept.    o,  1895. 
To  Conductors: 

It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  two  headed  woman,  to  travel  on 
one  ticket.     You  will  please  govern  yourself  accordingly. 

Yours  truly, 

E.  \V.  JORDOX,  D.  P.  A. 


The  Philada.  &  Reading  Railroad  Co. 
Wilkesbarre,  B.  Station,  Jan.  22,  1893. 
To  Conductors: 

It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman,  to  require  but  one 
ticket.     Please  be  governed  accordingly. 

S.  S.  CHASE,  C.  T.  A. 


Old  Dominion  Steamship  Co. 
S.  S.  "Jamestown,"  Oct.  4.  1897. 
The  dual  woman,  Millie  Christine,  travels  on  this  steamer  on  one  ticket  as 
one  person. 

FORD  KUISKENE,  Parser. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad  Co. 
Passenger  Department, 
114  North  Fourth  Street, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Feb.  4,  1889. 
Conductors  of  L.  &  N.  R.  R.  and  connecting  lines: 

This  is  10  »ertify  that  J.  P.  Smith,  Esq..  has  purchased  three  (3)  tickets  St. 
Louis  to  Columbia.  S.  C,  111  connection  with  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman, 
this  person  being  included.  It  is  customary  to  require  but  one  ticket  for  her 
passage.     Kindly  be  governed  accordingly. 

Very  truly  yours, 

JOHN  W.  MASS,  D.  P.  A. 

Central  Railroad  and  Banking  Company  of  Georgia. 
H.  M.  Comer.  Receiver. 

Macon,  Ga.,  Nov.  3,  1892. 
Conductor  No.  1: 

It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman,  to  require  but  one 
ticket.    i*'lease  be  governed  accordingly. 

J.  C.  HAILL,  G.  P.  A. 


Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company. 

Thomas  F.  Oakes,  Henry  C.  Payne.  Henry  C.  Rouse,  Receivers. 

Traffic  Department. 

I.  A.  Nadeau,  General  Agent. 
Seattle.  Wash.,  July  28,  1895. 
Conductors: 

It  is  customary  for  Millie  Christine,  the  dual  woman,  to  require  but  one 
ticket.     Please  govern  yourself  accordingly. 

I.  A.  NADEAU,  Gen'l  Agent. 


THE  WONDERS  OF  THE  WORLD. 


The  Pyramids  first,  which  in  Egypt  are  reared; 

Then  Babylon's  Gardens  and  Ramparts  appeared: 

Next  Mausola's  Tomb  of  affection  and  gilt, 

With  the  famed  Diana  in  Ephesus  built, 

The  Colossus  of  Rhodes   made  in  brass  for  the  sun, 

And  Jupiter's  Statue,  by  Phidias  done. 

Somd*  the  Tower  of  Pharos  place  next,  we  are  told, 

Some  the   Palace  of  Cyrus,  cemented  with  gold. 

Last — but  not  least — is  Millie   Christine. 

The  Two-headed  N'ghtingale,  alive  to  be  seen. 

Who  will  sing,  who  will  dance,  who  will  walk  on  two  feel 

And  delight  all  beholders  whoe'er  she  may  meet. 


Mis.s  Millie  Christine,  the  eighth,  has  spent 
nearly  eight  years  in  Europe,  during  which  time  she 
visited  all  the  principal  towns  and  cities  of  England, 
Russia,  Germany,  Austria,  Hungary,  Italy,  Belgium, 
Holland  and  France,  and  in  all  those  countries  was 
honored  by  command  from  the  Royalty  to  visit  them. 
Miss  Millie  Christine  speaks  English,  French  and 
German. 


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